Tall buildings are typically governed by wind loads and the shape of the structure can affect the wind load. Shaping buildings to reduce wind loads is an easy way to make the structure more efficient by reducing wind loads on buildings. Designing tall buildings for wind is a complex design task and the wind loads are affected by both the structural dynamic properties of the structure and the shape a building. Both of these elements can be addressed in the early concept stages of a building design and requires both engineers and architects to come together to design skyscrapers that are structurally efficient. The shape of the building had a big effect on reducing the wind loads, and efficient building shapes for reducing wind can have a big variance in solutions leading to some of the most iconic buildings around the world due to their unique shapes. As the push to build taller and taller it is necessary to be shaping buildings to allow for the tower to cut through the wind and reducing the effect from Vortex Shedding. I will be going through some of the most iconic tall buildings and how they have been designed to reduce wind loads. Buildings covered #432_Park_Avenue_NY 425.5 m Slenderness Ratio 1:15 super slender Wind Mitigations measures Shaping the building Tuned mass dampers #Tapai_101 Hight 509.2 m Wind Mitigations measures Shaping the building Tuned mass dampers #Burj_Khalifa Height 828 m Wind Mitigations measures Shaping the building Buttress core Simscale: https://www.simscale.com/ - What to watch next The Westgate Bridge collapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNN1b9230AA Structural Engineering of moon bases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDFgt4IzyA Basic behind Post-Tensioned Concrete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p01m_1zVmcs The best structural Design Software 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZloyGXxDFII day in the life of a structural engineer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8se3Ky0qESg My recommended Structural engineering books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTgDGxUYJsY 💡💡💡 My name is Brendan and I am a structural engineer with over 15 years of experience based in Australia. I have a wide variety of projects from very small to some of the biggest in the southern hemisphere. I have a passion for good structural design and teaching/mentoring. This channel is to share my passion for engineering and provide entertaining short clips on: - tips for young engineers on progressing their careers - anyone needing a refresher on any design element - design approaches - Review past engineering failures to improve structural knowledge 💡💡💡 📧LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-hasty-48a40a3b/ 👍Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrendanHasty 💡💡💡 🔴🔴🔴 Disclaimer: Some of the below links are affiliate links as an Amazon Associate and other affiliate programs I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. 🔴🔴🔴 📚Recommended Books for engineering Communication Try Audible Premium Plus for free https://amzn.to/36B4pm0 up to 2 free books https://kit.co/Brendan_hasty/recommend-structural-engineering-book Concrete Structures Warner https://geni.us/ConStruct Steel Designers' Handbook https://geni.us/SteelHand Soft is the new Hard https://geni.us/SoftHard Also on Audible How to Win Friends & Influence People https://geni.us/WinFriend Also on Audible Never Split the Difference: https://geni.us/SplitDiff Also on Audible The Subtle Art of Not Giving a https://geni.us/SubtleArtNF Also on Audible 🎥home office https://kit.co/Brendan_hasty/engineering-home-office MX Master 3 https://geni.us/MXmo Logitech K580 White https://geni.us/LogiK580 Samsung 32 Curved https://geni.us/rAIO Philips 32 4k https://geni.us/32Phillips Zbook Dock https://geni.us/ZDock Zbook https://geni.us/Zbook 🎥Gear and Video Editing https://kit.co/Brendan_hasty/youtube-creator-setup Rode VideoMic Pro+ Microphone https://geni.us/RVMP Neewer 660 LED Video Light https://geni.us/N660 Neewer 480 RGB Led Light https://geni.us/N480 camera Samsung S20 https://geni.us/SS20 🎥Video Editing AMD Ryzen 9 3900X https://geni.us/HVrKeZz MSI Meg X570 https://geni.us/kwY70ua RTX 2080 Super Gaming windforce https://geni.us/O1AC Samsung 970 PRO 1TB https://geni.us/SPR70 Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB https://geni.us/S970Ev Fractal Design Define 7 https://geni.us/FD7B 🎥SEO tool Tubebuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/BHEngineering