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What is a HighHigh-Rise Building ?? Tall buildings cannot be defined in specific terms related just to height or to the number of floors. floors.
-A building whose height creates different conditions in the design, construction, use than those that exist in common buildings of a certain region and period period. . - A Structure because of its height, is affected by lateral forces due to wind or earthquake actions to an extent that they play an important role in the structural design. design.
Concept Design
Preliminary Structural Design Based on Vertical Loads Plus an allowance for Lateral Loads Based mainly on EXPERIENCE Accurate Modeling and Analysis Based on Final Layout and All Possible Loads and Development of Final LAYOUT DRAWINGS Final Design Calculations and the Development of Working Drawings by Cooperation with CONTRACTORS
Final Design
Working Design
This is the tallest Man Made Building in the world with a predicted height of 818m. 818m. Note: currently the tallest building on earth, excluding an antenna, is Taipei 101 in Taiwan which stands at 509 509m. m. The photo below is the building's current state: the skyscrapers below the Burj Dubai used to look tall.
534 meter to tower top 610 meter to pyramid top 670 meter to comm. tower
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Design Challenge
Selection of proper innovative systems
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Design Challenge
Selection of proper innovative systems
Design Challenge
Large Span Floor systems
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Design Challenge
Modern Flooring Systems
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Design Challenge
Performing 3D Analysis Model
Design Challenge
Carrying out Wind Tunnel Testing
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Design Challenge
Ductile Detailing
Design Challenge
Using Advanced Control Techniques
Construction Challenge
Modern Shuttering
Floor Systems
Types of Floor Systems Selection of Floor Systems Design of RC Floor Systems (SAFE program) Definition of P.T. Floor systems Design of P.T. Floor Systems (RAM program)
Sub Sub-Structures
Types of and Selection of Foundations Design of Foundation Elements (SAFE program) Design and Construction of Basements
Detailing
General Notes and Details Case Study of Project Detailing