Title:
Concrete Pushes Mexico to New Heights
Author(s):
Roberto Stark, Christopher Crilly, and Mark J. Tamaro
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
34-41
Keywords:
force, load, structural, core
DOI:
10.14359/51689745
Date:
3/1/2017
Abstract:
Torre Koi, a mixed-use, 279 m (915 ft) high skyscraper in an exclusive area of San Pedro Garza Garcia, Monterrey, is currently the tallest building in Mexico. The structural design of Torre Koi was based on a combination of wind load and seismic effects. Various documents and codes on seismic design, published in Mexico as well as the United States, were consulted.
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