Structural Improvements for Tall Buildings under Wind Loads: Comparative Study

Table 7

Structural improvements for different velocities and heights: reductions in the base shear and bending moments and the acceleration response of the top floor.

Configuration	[m]	[m/s]	[%]	[%]	[%]
Initial	225	38 (Directional velocity)	—	—	—
Initial	225	33 (Directional velocity)	19.8	18.6	9.0
Initial	225	33 (No-directional velocity)	17.4	11	7.7
Proposed	199	38 (Directional velocity)	13	26	21
Proposed	199	36 (Directional velocity)	19.5	38.4	22
Proposed	199	33 (Directional velocity)	32.6	40.6	29.4
Proposed	199	33 (No-directional velocity)	28.2	38.3	15.3