DESIGN OF MODERN HIGHRISE REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
range of building structures throughout the world, owing to its advantages such
as versatile architecture application, low construction cost, excellent durability
and easy maintenance. However, its use in seismic countries and areas in
the world has been limited to lowrise or mediumrise buildings, considering inherent
lack of structural safety against earthquakes. In the last several decades,
highrise RC buildings finally emerged in Japan, under the increased social need
of more advanced types of RC buildings. Such a new type of structures was
developed with the tremendous technical efforts for new high strength material,
new design method, and new construction method, backed up by vast amount
of research accomplishment.
A five year national research project, entitled "Development of Advanced
Reinforced Concrete Buildings using High Strength Concrete and
Reinforcement", was conducted in 1988-1993 by the coalition of many research
organizations in Japan with the Building Research Institute of the Ministry
of Construction as the central key organization. The major incentive of this
national research project was to further promote construction of highrise RC
buildings as well as other advanced types of RC structures, by providing new
high strength material and new design and construction methods suitable for
such material. This national research project was simply referred to "the New
RC" project.
Reinforced Concrete Buildings using High Strength Concrete and
Reinforcement", was conducted in 1988-1993 by the coalition of many research
organizations in Japan with the Building Research Institute of the Ministry
of Construction as the central key organization. The major incentive of this
national research project was to further promote construction of highrise RC
buildings as well as other advanced types of RC structures, by providing new
high strength material and new design and construction methods suitable for
such material. This national research project was simply referred to "the New
RC" project.
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