Research and Practice of Response Control for Tall Buildings in Mainland China

In the recent two decades a large amount of tall buildings have been constructed in Mainland China, offering goodv opportunities of research and practice for Chinese researchers and practioners in the field of structural engineering. Some research and practice achievements of response control for tall buildings in Mainland China in recent five years are introduced here, focusing on the performance-based seismic analysis and design of code-exceeding tall building aiming to design structures with predictable seismic performance in the future earthquake, shaking table model tests on complex tall buildings to evaluate the seismic performance of structures and accordingly revise the structural design, and the application of structural control technologies to better protect tall buildings from winds and earthquakes. Some typical examples of practical application, such as application of active tuned mass dampers (ATMD) in Shanghai World Financial Center Tower and application of deformation-related with damping and stiffness dampers in Zhengda Himalaya Hotel, are presented.