(b)(c)(a)(d)(f)(e)Figure 3. Clockwise from top left: St. Francis Shangri-La Place (a) architectural rendition and (b) typical structuralplan, designed with Arup Damped Outrigger System, patent pend<strong>in</strong>g: (c) concept, (d) damper layout aroundcore wall, (e) close-up view of damper, (f) <strong>in</strong>stallation of actual dampers. All images from Ref. 7.
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place build<strong>in</strong>g uses a damped outrigger system (Refs. 7 and 18)with viscous dampers vertically-placed between <strong>the</strong> outrigger beams connected to <strong>the</strong> corewall, and <strong>the</strong> perimeter columns. The <strong>in</strong>novative concept took off after identify<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> needto perform a performance-based structural design for <strong>the</strong> tall build<strong>in</strong>g. Use of viscousdampers was selected to meet <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d serviceability criteria such as occupant comfort, aswell as reduce <strong>the</strong> seismic design forces. The results of a comparative analysis of <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>dresponse of <strong>the</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g show that <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d overturn<strong>in</strong>g moment predicted by <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>d tunneltest<strong>in</strong>g is larger than that by <strong>the</strong> current NSCP.5 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE U.P. INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGThe College of <strong>Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g</strong> (CoE) of <strong>the</strong> University of <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es (UP) with<strong>in</strong> its DilimanCampus has spearheaded <strong>the</strong> establishment of <strong>the</strong> new UP Institute of Civil <strong>Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g</strong>(UP-ICE), lead by <strong>the</strong> first author who is now <strong>the</strong> current UP-ICE Director, convert<strong>in</strong>g whatwas only previously a Department of Civil <strong>Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g</strong> under <strong>the</strong> UP CoE (Ref. 8). TheICE now reta<strong>in</strong>s mostly PhD-level faculty. It has <strong>the</strong> first and only PhD <strong>in</strong> Civil <strong>Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g</strong>program <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country. The UP-ICE has also started <strong>the</strong> construction of its own build<strong>in</strong>gcomplex. The UP-ICE has plans for <strong>the</strong> construction of two w<strong>in</strong>d tunnel test<strong>in</strong>g laboratorieswith<strong>in</strong> its own build<strong>in</strong>g complex. However, <strong>the</strong> construction of a new earthquake shak<strong>in</strong>gtable test<strong>in</strong>g laboratory and a fire eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g laboratory has been prioritized.6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe authors would like to acknowledge Mr Raul Manlapig and Mr Rob Smith of Arup whohas allowed us to use images from <strong>the</strong>ir paper. 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