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John Hancock Center: - Sumeet S Nanarkar

The John Hancock Center in Chicago is: - 344 meters tall with 100 stories, making it the third tallest building in Chicago. - Built in 1969 with residential and office space. - Uses a concentric braced frame structural system of steel members that increase its strength.

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John Hancock Center: - Sumeet S Nanarkar

The John Hancock Center in Chicago is: - 344 meters tall with 100 stories, making it the third tallest building in Chicago. - Built in 1969 with residential and office space. - Uses a concentric braced frame structural system of steel members that increase its strength.

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JOHN HANCOCK CENTER

-SUMEET S NANARKAR
• LOCATION : CHICAGO , USA
• COMPLETION: 1969
• HEIGHT : 344M (1128 FT)
• HEIGHT TO TIP :457M (1499FT)
• STORIES: 100
• AREA : 260,126 SQM (1,214,530 SQ FT)
• PRIMARY USE : RESIDENTIAL/ OFFICE
• OWNER/ DEVELOPER : JERRY WOLMAN
ASSOCIATES
• ARCHITECT : SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : SKIDMORE OWINGS
& MERRILL
• CONTRACTOR : TISHMAN CONSTRUCTION
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM USED
BRACED FRAME (CONCENTRIC)
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM USED
• BRACED FRAME STRUCTURE
A braced building is the one which is reinforced by steel members which
increase the tensile as well as compressive strength of the building.
Bracing of a building is done by two methods,
CONCENTRIC BRACING ECCENTRIC BRACING
• The advantages of Braced buildings are:
Due to bracing of the buildings, lateral storey displacement, storey drift as
well as axial force and bending moment in columns reduces to a remarkable
level.
• Reduction in lateral displacement is a major advantage. Concentric (X)
bracing is more effective in this case than Eccentric (V) bracing.
• Braced frames resist the wind and seismic forces, much more than non-
braced buildings.
• Steel bracing is economical, easy to erect, occupies less space and has
flexibility to design for meeting the required strength and stiffness.
HEIGHT

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