Tube (structure)
system to resist lateral loads in structural engineering From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In structural engineering, the tube is a system where a building is designed to act like a hollow cylinder to give it more support. This system was created by Fazlur Khan while at the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in their Chicago office.[1]
The first example of the tube’s use is the Plaza on DeWitt, in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
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