My team wanted to know about the rules regarding dampers falling outside of the building zones of the tower. Our damper connections hook around the framing beams and columns, and we were planning to have dampers in the outermost bays of our tower. This means that the damper-to-tower connections (only the damper portions, not any structural balsa wood) fall just slightly outside of the allowable building space. Is this acceptable, or would we have to redesign our damper connections in these locations?
Any elements in the structural model should be within bounds, subject to penalties.
We were wondering if we submit the Damper proposal before the deadline and it is not approved could we submit another one before the deadline?
Resubmissions are allowed!
1) Do we need to send just one damper proposal, or can we send a backup proposal for a different damper in case our proposal isn’t accepted? 2) Are dampers included in the structure weight? 3) Is there any material that is prohibited to be used in damper design?
We will post the requirements for the damping proposals soon. Meanwhile, here are the answers to your questions: 1) Sure, just inform us which one is which one so that we just review the backup proposal in case the first one is not accepted. 2) For scoring purposes, the Structural Model Weight, is equal to […]
How different do the dampers have to be from year to year?
Try to aim for something as conceptually different as possible from prior years. For example, if previously you used a visco elastic damper design for a 2” damper, and this year you want to use the exact same damper mechanism but just 3” long, this would not be considered distinct enough from years before. Please […]
Is the weight of a damper used to calculate the construction cost?
For scoring purposes, the Structural Model Weight, ????????, is equal to the weight of the structural model including damping devices but does not include the weight of the floor dead loads, roof dead load, base plate, or roof plate. (Section 4.4) The weight of the base plate and roof plate will be subtracted from the […]