Dr. Bungale S. Taranath, PhD, PE, SE, is a corporate consultant to DeSimone Consulting Engineers, a consulting firm, with offices in New York, Miami, San Francisco, New Haven, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. He has extensive experience in the design of concrete, steel, and composite tall buildings and has served as principal-in-charge for many notable high-rise buildings. Dr. Taranath is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Concrete Institute, and a registered structural and professional engineer in several states. He has conducted research into the behavior of tall buildings and shear wall structures and is the author of a number of published papers on torsion analysis and multistory construction projects. He has published four books: Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction; Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings; Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings: Structural Analysis and Design; and Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings. Three of his books were translated into Chinese and Korean and are widely referenced throughout Asia. Dr. Taranath has conducted seminars on tall-building design in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, India, and England. Dr. Taranath’s passion for tall buildings has never waned. Today, his greatest joy is sharing that enthusiasm with owners, architects, and fellow structural engineers to develop imaginative solutions for seemingly impossible structures.

Dr. Taranath has produced a serious state-of-the-art book on tall steel and composite structures. As with his phenomenally successful text Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings, this new book should be titled "all you ever wanted to know about steel structures including composite". ... His text is truly a magnificent effort by a highly intelligent engineer with a purpose of teaching all he has accumulated in his illustrious career of designing and teaching. This book is not a thin publication or a die-fast text; it is truly a labor of love. ... Taranath strives to zero in on the most economical system that simultaneously satisfies the owners’ cost concerns and the architects’ dreams. ... This book is a must for any serious engineer who truly wants to understand the gestalt of steel and composite tall building design. —From the Foreword by Vincent J. DeSimone, Chairman, DeSimone Consulting Engineers[Dr. Taranath’s] intentional reliance on intuitive concepts rather than a rigorous analytical approach helps to facilitate an understanding of the many complex ideas involved in tall building design. ... I’m sure the reader will agree that getting back to basics using intuition and conceptualization is the best way to present this subject matter; and Dr. Taranath has done an outstanding job of accomplishing that goal in this comprehensive tall building design guide. He has a perspicuous writing style with a flair for lucidity rather than obscurity, and on occasion even highlights it with some engineering humor. ... I am confident that all kinds of engineers, from students to young graduates, from seasoned practitioners to academics, will appreciate Dr. Taranath’s conceptual approach to the subject with no need for rigor. The rigor comes later, after the conceptual ideas have coalesced. —From the ICC Foreword by John R. Henry, PE, Principal Staff Engineer, International Code Council

• Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Steel Buildings. Lateral Load-Resisting Systems for Composite Buildings. Gravity Systems for Steel Buildings. Gravity Systems for Composite Buildings. Wind Loads. Seismic Design. Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, ANSI/AISC 341-10. Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Steel Buildings. Special Topics. Connection Details. References. Index.

Dr. Bungale S. Taranath, PhD, PE, SE, is a corporate consultant to DeSimone Consulting Engineers, a consulting firm, with offices in New York, Miami, San Francisco, New Haven, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. He has extensive experience in the design of concrete, steel, and composite tall buildings and has served as principal-in-charge for many notable high-rise buildings. Dr. Taranath is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Concrete Institute, and a registered structural and professional engineer in several states. He has conducted research into the behavior of tall buildings and shear wall structures and is the author of a number of published papers on torsion analysis and multistory construction projects. He has published four books: Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction; Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings; Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings: Structural Analysis and Design; and Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings. Three of his books were translated into Chinese and Korean and are widely referenced throughout Asia. Dr. Taranath has conducted seminars on tall-building design in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, India, and England. Dr. Taranath’s passion for tall buildings has never waned. Today, his greatest joy is sharing that enthusiasm with owners, architects, and fellow structural engineers to develop imaginative solutions for seemingly impossible structures.

Dr. Taranath has produced a serious state-of-the-art book on tall steel and composite structures. As with his phenomenally successful text Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings, this new book should be titled "all you ever wanted to know about steel structures including composite". ... His text is truly a magnificent effort by a highly intelligent engineer with a purpose of teaching all he has accumulated in his illustrious career of designing and teaching. This book is not a thin publication or a die-fast text; it is truly a labor of love. ... Taranath strives to zero in on the most economical system that simultaneously satisfies the owners’ cost concerns and the architects’ dreams. ... This book is a must for any serious engineer who truly wants to understand the gestalt of steel and composite tall building design. —From the Foreword by Vincent J. DeSimone, Chairman, DeSimone Consulting Engineers[Dr. Taranath’s] intentional reliance on intuitive concepts rather than a rigorous analytical approach helps to facilitate an understanding of the many complex ideas involved in tall building design. ... I’m sure the reader will agree that getting back to basics using intuition and conceptualization is the best way to present this subject matter; and Dr. Taranath has done an outstanding job of accomplishing that goal in this comprehensive tall building design guide. He has a perspicuous writing style with a flair for lucidity rather than obscurity, and on occasion even highlights it with some engineering humor. ... I am confident that all kinds of engineers, from students to young graduates, from seasoned practitioners to academics, will appreciate Dr. Taranath’s conceptual approach to the subject with no need for rigor. The rigor comes later, after the conceptual ideas have coalesced. —From the ICC Foreword by John R. Henry, PE, Principal Staff Engineer, International Code Council

• Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Steel Buildings. Lateral Load-Resisting Systems for Composite Buildings. Gravity Systems for Steel Buildings. Gravity Systems for Composite Buildings. Wind Loads. Seismic Design. Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, ANSI/AISC 341-10. Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Steel Buildings. Special Topics. Connection Details. References. Index.

Dr. Bungale S. Taranath, PhD, PE, SE, is a corporate consultant to DeSimone Consulting Engineers, a consulting firm, with offices in New York, Miami, San Francisco, New Haven, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. He has extensive experience in the design of concrete, steel, and composite tall buildings and has served as principal-in-charge for many notable high-rise buildings. Dr. Taranath is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Concrete Institute, and a registered structural and professional engineer in several states. He has conducted research into the behavior of tall buildings and shear wall structures and is the author of a number of published papers on torsion analysis and multistory construction projects. He has published four books: Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction; Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings; Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings: Structural Analysis and Design; and Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings. Three of his books were translated into Chinese and Korean and are widely referenced throughout Asia. Dr. Taranath has conducted seminars on tall-building design in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, India, and England. Dr. Taranath’s passion for tall buildings has never waned. Today, his greatest joy is sharing that enthusiasm with owners, architects, and fellow structural engineers to develop imaginative solutions for seemingly impossible structures.

Dr. Taranath has produced a serious state-of-the-art book on tall steel and composite structures. As with his phenomenally successful text Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings, this new book should be titled "all you ever wanted to know about steel structures including composite". ... His text is truly a magnificent effort by a highly intelligent engineer with a purpose of teaching all he has accumulated in his illustrious career of designing and teaching. This book is not a thin publication or a die-fast text; it is truly a labor of love. ... Taranath strives to zero in on the most economical system that simultaneously satisfies the owners’ cost concerns and the architects’ dreams. ... This book is a must for any serious engineer who truly wants to understand the gestalt of steel and composite tall building design. —From the Foreword by Vincent J. DeSimone, Chairman, DeSimone Consulting Engineers[Dr. Taranath’s] intentional reliance on intuitive concepts rather than a rigorous analytical approach helps to facilitate an understanding of the many complex ideas involved in tall building design. ... I’m sure the reader will agree that getting back to basics using intuition and conceptualization is the best way to present this subject matter; and Dr. Taranath has done an outstanding job of accomplishing that goal in this comprehensive tall building design guide. He has a perspicuous writing style with a flair for lucidity rather than obscurity, and on occasion even highlights it with some engineering humor. ... I am confident that all kinds of engineers, from students to young graduates, from seasoned practitioners to academics, will appreciate Dr. Taranath’s conceptual approach to the subject with no need for rigor. The rigor comes later, after the conceptual ideas have coalesced. —From the ICC Foreword by John R. Henry, PE, Principal Staff Engineer, International Code Council

• Lateral Load Resisting Systems for Steel Buildings. Lateral Load-Resisting Systems for Composite Buildings. Gravity Systems for Steel Buildings. Gravity Systems for Composite Buildings. Wind Loads. Seismic Design. Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, ANSI/AISC 341-10. Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Steel Buildings. Special Topics. Connection Details. References. Index.