MULTISTORIED BUILDINGS

BURJ KHALIFA:
WORLDS TALLEST BUILDING

Submitted to :
Ar. Aakansha
Submitted by :riddhima

BURJ-KHALIFA
BURJ-KHALIFA
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
WORLD S TALLEST MAN- MADE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 6 YEARS
beginning
21st september 2004
finishing
1st october 2009
architect
adrian smith
structural engineer
bill baker
Constructed by uae construction based company emaar.
the design of burj khalifa is derived from patterning systems
embodied in islamic architecture.
the design architect, adrian smith, has said the triple-lobed footprint
(base) of the building was inspired by the flower hymenocallis !!
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION

site area
project area
building height
number of stories
Use

104,2010 m2
454, 249 m2
828 m
162
commercial/office, hospitality, mixed
use, residential

CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
CONCRETE USED
High performance concrete(HPC)
Low permeability
High durability
C80-C60 cube strength concrete was used
It includes fly ash, Portland cement
Two largest concrete pumping machines in the world were used for
this purpose
For reducing cracks due to high temperature concreting was done
only at night

CASTING
CASTING OF
OF RCC
RCC WALLS
WALLS

for simplicity and speed the engineers made no. of steel cages
these cages were inserted to the formworks that can be moved easily
after installation of cages concrete was filled in these formworks
only took 12hrs for the setting of concrete.
after setting the concrete the formworks would move to the next
level
within 2hrs.

STRUCTURAL
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
SYSTEM

THE SPIRALING Y SHAPED PLAN WAS UTILIZED TO SHAPE THE

STRUCTURAL CORE OF BURJ KHALIFA.
THIS DESIGN HELPS TO REDUCE THE WIND FORCES ON THE TOWER, AS
WELL AS TO KEEP THE STRUCTURE SIMPLE AND FOSTER CONSTRUCTABILITY.
THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A BUTTRESSED CORE,
AND CONSISTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE WALL CONSTRUCTION.
AT MECHANICAL FLOORS, OUTRIGGER WALLS ARE PROVIDED TO LINK THE
PERIMETER COLUMNS TO THE INTERIOR WALL SYSTEM, ALLOWING THE
PERIMETER COLUMNS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
LATERAL LOAD RESISTANCE OF THE STRUCTURE

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CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
ABOUT 7,500 SKILLED WORKERS WERE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
BUILDING.

EXCAVATION
EXCAVATION
SOIL STRATUM OF DUBAI IS VERY WEAK SO THEY HAD TO EXCAVATE UP TO 50M
DEEP TO GET A HARD ROCK STRUCTURE
THE ROCK THAT THEY FOUND WAS FRAGILE AND SATURATED WITH GROUND
WATER
SO THAT ANY HOLE MADE WILL BE CURED IMMEDIATELY
THE ENGINEERS FILLED THIS WITH A VISCOUS POLYMER SLURRY
THIS PUSHES THE ROCK AND THE GROUND WATER TO THE EDGES OF THE
BOREHOLES TO KEEP IT OPEN
THIS SLURRY IS DENSER THAN WATER AND LITER THAN CONCRETE, SO THAT
WHEN CONCRETE IS PUMPED THE CONCRETE DISPLACES THE FLUID AND FORMS
THE FOUNDATION.
194 PILES WERE CONSTRUCTED FOR AVOIDING THE SINKING OF THIS
STRUCTURE.
FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION

The superstructure is supported by a large reinforced concrete mat,

which is in turn supported by bored reinforced concrete piles. The
design was based on extensive geotechnical and seismic studies.
The 1.5 meter diameter x 43 meter long piles represent the largest
and longest piles conventionally available in the region.
A high density, low permeability concrete was used in the
foundations.
Cathodic protection system under the mat, to minimize
any detrimental effects form corrosive chemicals in local
ground water.

CASTING
OF
CASTING
OF STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
CASTING OF THE WHOLE STRUCTURE IS MAINLY DONE
BY TWO
MATERIALS
1.
CONCRETE
2.
STEEL
OVER 30,000 TONS OF STEEL WERE USED ABOUT 250,000 M3
CONCRETE WAS ALSO USED
THE REINFORCED CONCRETE ACTS AS THE BACKBONE OF THE
WHOLE
STRUCTURE.
THE PUMP NEEDS 630HP TO PUMP ABOUT 25000 TONS OF CONCRETE
IT HAD TOOK ABOUT 14MINTS FOR REACHING THE CONCRETE TO THE
150TH FLOOR

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FAADE

CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION

THE EXTERIOR CLADDING IS COMPRISED OF REFLECTIVE GLAZING WITH

ALUMINUM AND TEXTURED STAINLESS STEEL SPANDREL PANELS AND STAINLESS
STEEL VERTICAL TUBULAR FINS.
PROTOTYPES WERE SELECTED AND WITH THE HELP OF PROPELLERS
ARTIFICIALLY CREATED STORM WAS ALLOWED TO HIT THE GLASS PANELS AT A
GREATER SPEED
THE GLASS PANELS WITHSTANDS THE STORM UP TO 75KM/HR .

The outer layer of panel is coated with a thin layer of metal so that it
reflects the UV radiations
The inner layer of panel is coated with thin layer of silver so that it
reflects the IR radiations.
The exterior cladding is comprised of reflective glazing with
aluminum and textured stainless steel spandrel panels and stainless
steel vertical tubular fins.
Close to 26,000 glass panels, each individually hand-cut, were used
in exterior cladding.
glass positioned vertical in frame and segmented around the tower. This is to
avoid the distorsions due to the heat treatment of the glass. In completely flat
facade the high reflective glass would show more distorsions.
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
The spiraling Y shaped
plan was utilized to shape the structural core
of Burj Khalifa.
This design helps to reduce the wind forces on the tower, as well as to
keep the structure simple and foster constructability.
The structural system can be described as a buttressed core, and
consists of high performance concrete wall construction.
At mechanical floors, outrigger walls are provided to link the perimeter
columns to the interior wall system, allowing the perimeter columns to
participate in the lateral load resistance of the structure
SHAPE
SHAPE

burj khalifa was designed

in triangular shape
because it was suitable
to deflect the wind to
different ways.

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height
height

CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION

Tallest of the Supertall

Not only is Burj Khalifa the worlds tallest building, it has also broken
two other impressive records: tallest structure, previously held by the
KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, and tallest free-standing
structure, previously held by Torontos CN Tower. The Chicago-based
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has established
3 criteria to determine what makes a tall building tall. Burj Khalifa
wins by far in all three categories.
Height to architectural top
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air,
pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building. This
includes spires, but does not include antennae, signage, flagpoles or
other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most
widely used and is used to define the Council on Tall Buildings and
Urban Habitat rankings of the Tallest Buildings in the World.
Highest occupied floor
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air,
pedestrian entrance to the highest continually occupied floor within
the building. Maintenance areas are not included.
Height to tip
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air,
pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective
of material or function of the highest element. This includes
antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical
equipment.

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