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Concrete for Tall Buildings – Designing Concrete Megastructures – Part II

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Concrete for Tall Buildings - Designing Concrete Megastructures - Part II
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New and stronger concretes have become the standard material for very tall buildings, displacing steel in structural design. These concretes bring higher, selectable strengths and workability properties that make them particularly efficient and effective for architectural megastructures. In this interview we learn about designing tall concrete buildings in a conversation with architect and structural Joseph G. Burns, who is Managing Principal with the design firm Thornton Tomasetti in Chicago