Structural Exoskeleton Building Systems

For structural engineers, building aesthetics is just the cherry on top of a cake. The real substance of a building structure lies in the complex design and arrangements of structural elements and members.

An Exoskeleton Structural System is a building design approach where the primary load-bearing structural elements, such as columns, braces, and frames, are placed on the exterior of the building envelope rather than within its interior.

Not restricted to holding up the footprint of a building, advances in parametric modeling have given these structural systems a new onus, with amorphic profiles now commonplace.

Exoskeleton, as a visible primary structural element of the building, affects the arrangement of faade: its density, scale, and configuration. Design of the exoskeleton requires close collaboration between.

In the present study, the exoskeleton structure is hence regarded as a structural control system that can be designed for the external seismic retrofitting of a building frame structure.

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This system is categorized as an exterior structure that the major part of the lateral load-resisting system is located at the building perimeter so that this structural system is named "Exoskeleton". The exterior shell has many openings and openings layout creates a diagonal grid.