| Vol. - No. | Vol.4 - No.3 |
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| Date | Sep., 2015 |
| Title | Editor's Note |
| Contents |
According to the CTBUH Skyscraper Center, more than three-quarters of the 100 tallest skyscrapers currently existing in the world are located in Asia, including countries in the Middle East. Most of the skyscrapers in Asia have been built in the last 20 years, and a lot of tall buildings are still under construction in these locations. Considering the rapid growth of their economies, it seems that the tall building construction boom in Asia will continue in the near future. To facilitate the interchange of new ideas and technologies associated with the design, construction, and maintenance of tall buildings between researchers and engineers in the Asian region, the first China-Japan-Korea Tall Building Forum was held in Shanghai in 2014, hosted by CTBUH China. This year, the Tall Building Forum was hosted by CTBUH Korea in Seoul. A total of ten presentations in the Korea-Japan-China Forum focused on the theme of "Tall Buildings: From Design to Construction and Maintenance." The September issue of IJHRB is organized as a special issue featuring the papers presented during the 2nd Tall Building Forum. The papers published in this issue deliver valuable information on the new technologies applied to the design and construction of recently constructed tall buildings in the three countries. Mr. Bao et al. from China State Construction Engineering Co describe characteristic features in various tall buildings in terms of structural systems, high-performance materials, and energy dissipation. Mr. Ye of East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co explains innovative technologies and their application on the construction of the Guangzhou East and West Towers and KK100, which each have more than 100 stories. Mr. Mizutani of Takenaka Corporation introduces innovative erection processes and precise management strategies for the construction of Japan's tallest building, Abeno Harukas. The paper presented by Mr. Shimazaki of Shimizu Corporation focuses on the seismic isolation system incorporated into the Shimizu Corporation Tokyo Headquarters. Prof Suita of Kyoto University presents the shaking table test results of an 18-story steel moment frame, and Dr. Kim of Daewoo Construction Co. outlines the finite element model of structures for structural health monitoring. I would like to thank Dr. Kwangryang Chung of CTBUH Korea, Head of Dongyang Structural Engineers Group Co, for hosting and organizing the Korea-Japan-China Tall Building Forum as chairman. I also appreciate the contributions of Prof. Guoqiang Li of CTBUH China and Dr. Masayoshi Nakai of CTBUH Japan for collecting valuable papers from both academia and the industry for the Forum and for this special issue of IJHRB. Finally, I like to thank Dr. Antony Wood, Executive Director of CTBUH, for providing English editorial service for the papers presented in this issue. Dr. Jinkoo Kim Guest Editor of Special Issue Professor of Sungkyunkwan University |