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Structural System and Codes of Tall Buildings
Structural System and Codes of Tall Buildings
Crowning
Rooftop
buildings Sky Lobby
Observatory
End core
Atrium core
Mandatory open
space(50 %)
MGC(50%)
Mandatory / soak
able Green space
(25%)
Paved (25%)
FIRE FIGHTING
Fire fighting consists of removing one or more of the three elements essential to combustion—fuel, heat, and oxygen—or of interrupting the combustion chain reaction.
Sources of fire hazards can be classified based on the triangle of fire, namely
from materials, oxidants and heat energy . Causes of Fire in High-Rise Buildings
1. Fire Ignition
1 Hazards of Materials 2. Faulty Electricity
2 Sources of Oxidants 3. Smoking
3 Sources of Heat Energy 4. Arson
5. Cooking
Exit access
The ring main is fed from an underground water tank and Heat detector
it is ensured that the 2 water pressure Available at each
fire hydrant is of the order of 3.5kg/cm .
Exterior structure
Interior Structure
A system where major part of laeral load resisting
A system where major part of lateral load resisting
system is located at the building perimeter.
system is located within the interior of building.