The Appropriate Structural System For Super Tall Buildings In Malaysia

This project studies the appropriate structural system to be implemented to construct up to 500-meter super tall buildings in Malaysia. The existing primary structural systems for super tall building are first presented. Then, the main factors which affect the selection of the appropriate structural system are identified. Moreover, each factor is then thoroughly discussed in accordance to the Malaysian site conditions and is considered for the pre-selection of three structural systems to be used as the case studies for a 500-meter super tall office building. Certain criteria are assigned as the determination factor for all three pre-selected structural systems to satisfy. Based on the simulations conducted on all case studies using a computer software, performances comparison are made and the structural system which best satisfies the assigned criteria are considered as the optimum structural system to be implemented for super tall buildings in Malaysia.