Fazlur Khan
By: Bryce Buchanan
Backgroud Information
Khan's Road to Glory
Khan's invention
In the 1950's technology started to grow. The world had a demand for bigger and better things. Khan for the first part of his life worked at SOM, a computer company. SOM was a basic computer, but it could draw up architectural designs. This is where Khan had an idea. He was going to revolutionize the way people see the world. He was going to create the world's first skyscraper! The problem previous engineer's had were the horizontal forces that would be acting on the building (wind). This is where Khan rose above the other engineer's, and invented the Tube Structural System. This invention had 3 variations for high rise buildings.
- Framed tube
- Trussed tube
- Bundled tube
These variations gave the high rises support from horizontal forces and lateral forces. Without Khan, skycraper's might have never been invented.
Major world events and Khan's family life
Khan's impact
― Fazlur Khan