Outrigger and belt-truss system is one of the most common lateral load resisting systems in tall and super tall buildings. The prevalence of this system is a result of its efficiency, which has been clarified and proved through a massive number of researches that discussed and investigated various aspects related to the outrigger and belt-truss system. Therefore, combining and summarizing the main points and methodologies in previous studies through a comprehensive review is essential in order to provide guidance for designers and researchers, especially those who are newly dealing with this area of research. Due to the vast research area of this system, the paper only will illustrate the components, configurations, types of outrigger system from a different point of views, factors that affect the performance, the structural behavior of the system under various loading types, the pros and cons of outrigger system, in addition to a summary for the main design issues which will be discussed in later reviews. Consequently, this article can be considered as a focal point for the researchers and designers in order to establish a deep understanding of this system, besides, to avoid as much as possible of the system’s drawbacks, thereby leading to more efficient employment of outrigger system and give the ability to integrate this system into design provisions and guidelines.

支腿和皮带桁架系统是高层建筑和超高层建筑中最常见的横向载荷抵抗系统之一。该系统的普遍性是其效率的结果，通过大量的研究对与支腿和皮带桁架系统有关的各个方面进行了讨论和研究，这些结果已得到澄清和证明。因此，必须通过全面的综述来总结和总结以前研究的要点和方法，以便为设计者和研究人员，特别是那些刚涉足这一领域的研究人员提供指导。由于该系统的研究领域广泛，因此本文仅从不同的角度说明支腿系统的组件，配置，类型，影响性能的因素，除了总结了主要设计问题的摘要（将在以后的评论中讨论）之外，还讨论了在各种载荷类型下系统的结构行为，支腿支架系统的优缺点。因此，本文可被视为研究人员和设计人员的重点，以便建立对该系统的深刻理解，此外，还应尽可能避免该系统的弊端，从而导致更有效地使用支腿系统和具有将该系统集成到设计规定和指南中的能力。