Investigation of damping in high-rise buildings: Identification and prediction of damping in the serviceability limit state for wind-induced vibrations

Buildings must be designed to meet horizontal deformation and vibration requirements when loaded by a wind force. These requirements can be governing in the design of the load bearing structure of a high-rise building. The structure can be optimized by describing and analyzing its dynamic behaviour. Information on damping is required to...

Preliminary structural design of a demountable stadium based on the architectural design of Zwarts & Jansma architects

During this master thesis, research is done on the structural feasibility of a demountable football stadium. To avoid derelict stadiums after one-off events such as the World Cup or Olympic Games, a solution is found in the application of a demountable stadium that can be relocated once a year. The goal of the research is to present a...