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Apr 26, 2012
Waterview Tower: Finding the Right High-Strength Concrete Mix
Authors: Keith Mueller IL, [email protected], Todd Ude [email protected], Thomas Suarez [email protected], and R. Shankar Nair [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Structures Congress 2008: Crossing Borders
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The main vertical and lateral structural elements used in Waterview Tower, a 90-Story hotel/condominium currently under construction in downtown Chicago, have concrete strengths ranging from 6 ksi to 14 ksi. The assignment of specific concrete mixes to specific structural elements was a very interesting balancing act between cost, constructability, strength, and stiffness. This paper will discuss some of the key structural elements of Waterview Tower and the analyses performed to find the desired balance. Also discussed is the creep and shrinkage analysis completed as part of the design and the resulting adjustments for both horizontal and vertical deformations.
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Structures Congress 2008: Crossing Borders
Pages: 1 - 10
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Concrete
- Concrete structures
- Engineering materials (by type)
- High-strength concrete
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Materials processing
- Strength of materials
- Structural analysis
- Structural behavior
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural strength
- Structural systems
- Structures (by type)
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Teng & Associates, Inc., Chicago. E-mail: IL, [email protected]
Teng & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL. E-mail: [email protected]
Teng & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL. E-mail: [email protected]
Teng & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL. E-mail: [email protected]
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