The Lakhta Center tower is a 462.7-m tall, 87-story building in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is presently the tallest skyscraper in Russia and Europe, and the fourteenth-tallest building in the world. The tower recently won the Emporis Skyscraper Award, the ...
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What is Base Isolation System in Building Construction?
A base isolation system is a popular system implemented in a structure to protect it from the action of seismic forces. This system as base isolation bearings was developed by Dr. Bill Robinson in the 1970s in New Zealand. A ...
Acoustic Properties of Building Materials for Noise Control
Acoustic property of building is based on acoustic nature of building materials and how sound is transmitted through the adjacent structural elements.