Recently, the methods and theories of the structural and technicalevaluation for
cracked buildings have been developed because of different reasons (Natural disasters,
wars, the oldness… etc.) That was due to urgent need for right evaluation proces
s,
understand the structural and function status of the building and make the right decision.
The research includes the clarification of the importance of building structural
evaluation in addition to the basis and criteria of cracked buildings classification regarding
their structural and technical status.
The structural and technical evaluation for concrete building is considered as nonrepetitive
unique process, which has its particularity due to its link with large group of
indicators ( concrete natural and structure- structural system - the natural and intensity of
failures and cracks …etc.) Therefore, the evaluation process based on groups of
measurements, tests and views. The personal experience of the engineer has an important
role at evaluation process.
The research includes the preparation of scientific methodology to evolution process
and designing structural and technical evaluation software to evaluate cracked buildings
and limit the personal and mood role of the engineer during evaluation process. In addition
to that, the software will include applications from the real situations.
this paper reviews definition of tall buildings, a brief
history of their development which can be broadly classified into
three periods, and the primary factors of their evolution. In
addition to studying their lateral load resisting systems with
some
examples of each one, we presented seven major structural
systems each one suit different architectural forms and allows
specific height.
