DISSERTATION

DIAGRIDS SYSTEMS
BACKGROUND
Today’s architects have been losing interest in aesthetic expressions provided by
conventional braced tubes composed of orthogonal members and large diagonals because
they always seek something new and different. Diagrid structures providing great structural
efficiency without vertical columns have also opened new aesthetic potential for tall building
architecture. With their distinguished compositional characteristic, diagrid structures are often
strongly expressed on the building facades, making them accentuating elements in the
existing orthogonal urban context. (Design and Construction of Steel Diagrid Structures , by
K.Moon cited by NSCC 2009).

Recently the diagrid structural system is widely used for tall buildings due to its structural
efficiency and aesthetic potential provided by the unique geometric configuration of the
system. This paper reviews research published on the structural performance of diagrid
system, its need and importance, evolution, construction and design parameters. (IJIRSET,
volume 7, issue 2, Feb 2018).
The diagrid structural system has been widely used for recent tall buildings due to the
structural efficiency and aesthetic potential provided by the unique geometric configuration
of the system. Constructability is a serious issue in diagrid structures because the nodes of
diagrids are more complicated than those of conventional orthogonal structures. (Optimal
structural configurations for tall buildings).
AIM
 The goal of this paper is to identify this expression and call attention to
its form and details and to present diagrids as an alternative to replace
the conventional orthogonal pattern.

OBJECTIVES
 The objective of this study is to understand the need and importance of
diagrids and their evolution over a period of time along with
sustainability concepts.
 The paper would also deal with the working principles of diagrid
structures and its design parameters and construction by means of case
studies and analytical observation of behavior under certain conditions
like seismic activities and heavy wind loads.
 The concepts of diagrids, features, performance characteristics and
structural details would also be covered through this paper.
SCOPES
 Various architects, designers conclude that, although diagrids brought
a revolution in the field of construction as well as architecture even so
has some major limitations when it comes to appearance and overall
exterior envelope of the building as all have similar aesthetics due to
diagrids as it is restricted to it.
 The paper would deal with possible outcomes in order to overcome
such limitations.
 The diagrids even if been a highly successful architectural and
constructional concept even though the full potential of it has yet not
been explored. The paper would also help in visualizing such future
scopes for Diagrids.
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REFERENCES
Comparative Study of Diagrid Structures with Conventional Frame Structures (Manthan I. Shah et al. Int. Journal of Engineering
Research and Applications . ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 6, Issue 5, (Part - 2) May 2016, pp. 22-29)
 ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF DIAGRID AND CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM (IRJET, Volume: 02 Issue: 03 |June -2015
www.irjet.net e-ISSN: 2395-0056 p-ISSN: 2395-0072 )
 CTBUH research paper ,application of simple stiffness based optimised design by K.Moon.
 Ultimate Capacity of Diagrid Systems for Tall Buildings in Nominal Configuration and Damaged State.(Received 05-11-2014, revised
14-02-2015, accepted 19-02-2015).
 Motion Based Seismic Design and Loss Estimation of Diagrid Structures Robert J. Liptack ,B.S., Cornell University, 2012.
 Design and Construction of Steel Diagrid Structures , K. Moon School of Architecture, Yale University, New Haven, USA
 Diagrid Structures: Innovation and Detailing, T. M. Boake , School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Canada .
 Lateral Displacement and Shear Lag Effect of Combination of Diagrid-Frame (E3S Web of Conferences 34, 01009 (2018)
CENVIRON 2017), https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183401009
 Review on behaviour of Diagrid Structural System in High-Rise Building Journal for Research| Volume 02| Issue 11 | January 2017
ISSN: 2395-7549
 Numerical Modelling and Evaluation of Hybrid Diagrid Structures IJRAT (E-ISSN: 2321-9637) Special Issue International Conference on
Technological Advancements in Structures and Construction “TASC- 15”, 10-11 June 2015 .
 Korsavi and Maqhareh, J Archit Eng Tech 2014, 3:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2168-9717.1000121
 The Future Trend of Architectural Form in High-Rise Buildings Architecture Research, vol. 4(3), pp. 55-62, 2014.
 Perspectives in Science, (2016) 8, 90–92.
 Conceptual Layouts and Angles of DiaGrid for Building Frames using Topological Optimization,” Proceedings of the Tenth
International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, 2010, paper 317.
 Material-Saving Design Strategies for Tall Building Structures by K.Moon,
CTBUH Research Paper
 An Overview of Structural and Aesthetic Developments in Tall Buildings Using
Exterior Bracing and Diagrid Systems Kheir Al-Kodmany, Mir M. Ali.
 Optimal Grid Geometry of Diagrid Structures for Tall Buildings. Architectural
Science Review, 51.3, pp. 239‐251.
 DIAGRIDS, THE NEW STABLITY SYSTEM: COMBINING ARCHITECTURE WITH
ENGINEERING Terri Meyer Boake tboake@uwaterloo.ca
School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Cambridge, ON, Canada
 Ultimate Capacity of Diagrid Systems for Tall Buildings in Nominal
Configuration and Damaged State (Received 05-11-2014, revised 14-02-
2015, accepted 19-02-2015)
 IJIRSET A Review on Structural Performance of Diagrid Structural System for
High Rise Buildings. www.ijirset.com Vol. 7, Issue 2, February 2018
HEADINGS
 INTRODUCTORY
 Introduction (aims & objectives)
 need of diagrid structure
 Evolution and sustainability concepts
 COMPONENTS
 Modules of diagrid
o Members and nodes
 WORKING PRINCIPLE
 Lateral displacement and shear lag effect
 DESIGN PARAMETRES
 Determining height of the modules (case study)
 Calculation of angles for module (case study)
 Construction of nodes and diagonal members and their joining.
 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES
 Analysis of Ultimate capacity in nominal configuration and damage state
 Stiffness based design
 Economic advantage of diagrid structures
 ANALYTICAL OBSERVATIONS OF BEHAVIOUR UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
 Behaviour under Wind loads (case studies)
 Behaviour under Seismic activity (case studies)
 DIAGRID STRUCTURES FOR R.C. FRAMED CONSTRUCTION
 LIMITATIONS OF STRUCTURE
 FUTURE SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENT
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES