Author Archives : William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE

About the author ⁄ William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE

William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE is the Structural Engineering Partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Bill has dedicated himself to structural innovation, most notably developing the “buttressed core” structural system for the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest manmade structure. He is a Fellow of both the ASCE and the IStructE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Timber Tower Research Project

The Timber Tower Research Project by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (SOM) was publically released in June of 2013, and is available for download at SOM’s website. The goal of the research project was to develop a structural system for tall buildings that uses mass timber as the main structural material and minimizes the embodied carbon footprint of the building. …

Mar, 2014 By Benton Johnson, P.E., S.E., David Horos, P.E., S.E., LEED® AP and William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE In Articles, Structural Sustainability Comments 0

The World’s Tallest Building

The Burj Khalifa

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Jun, 2011 By William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE and James J. Pawlikowski, S.E., LEED AP In Articles, Spotlight

Trump International Hotel and Tower

Chicago, Illinois

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Jul, 2009 By William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE, D. Stan Korista, P.E., S.E., Dane Rankin, P.E., S.E. and Jeremy Kirk, P.E., S.E. In Feature

The Burj Dubai Tower

Wind Tunnel Testing of Cladding and Pedestrian Level

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Nov, 2006 By Peter A. Irwin, William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE, D. Stan Korista, P.E., S.E., Peter A. Weismantle and Lawrence C. Novak In Feature

The Burj Dubai Tower

Wind Engineering

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Jun, 2006 By Peter A. Irwin and William F. Baker, P.E., S.E., F. ASCE, FIStructE In Feature

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