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A DEVCHANDAN S PRESENTATION
Skyscraper is a tall and habitable building. The word Skyscraper originates from name given to tall sails on sailboats. Skyscraper is the greatest architectural invention of America.
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Two developments enabled and encouraged the construction of Skyscrapers: 1)Invention of Elevator by Elisha Greaves Otis in 1852. 2)Use of Steel-framed structure in England in the year of 1792
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ADVANTAGES OF SKYSCRAPER
1)Important as status symbol. 2)Accommodates more people in less space. 3)Becomes landmark and attracts tourists. 4)Reduces dependency on public transports and cars. 5)Has potential to generate more open space in ground level. 6)Tends to be energy efficient because it leads to concentrated population.
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Burj Khalifa
earlier known as
Burj Dubai.
The next slide shall show its height comparison with some of the modern Tall Buildings.
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Architects: Adrian Smith with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP Structural engineers: William F. Baker, D. Stanton Korista and Lawrence C. Novak. Contractor: Samsung C&T, Besix + Arabtec Developer: Emaar Properties Construction started: January 2004. Construction ended: 2010. Glass processor: White Aluminum (Abu Dhabi) Cladding company: Far East Aluminium and Arab Aluminium Site area: 104210 m2 Building height: 828 m Floors : 160 Cost : 15 billon US Dollar
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ARCHITECTURE The concept of desert flower Hymenocallis has been adopted in architectural design. Like petals from stem, the tower wings extend from its central core.
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Architects: Adrian Smith with Skidmore,Owings & Merrill LLP. The building is Y shaped, having three wings around a central core. Area of a floor decreases in every 26th floor level. From top it looks like an onion dome prevalent in Islamic Architecture. 10
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1)The building is standing on 192 nos of Reinforced Concrete piles of each 1.5m diameter and 43m long. 2)Piles are connected in top by Reinforced Concrete mat of 3.7m thick consuming 12,500 cubic meter of concrete.
3)High density low permeability concrete used in foundation. 4)Cathodic protection system has been used to protect the concrete from corrosive chemicals of local ground water.
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Burj Khalifa(Burj Dubai) Construction Team 1)Burj Dubai was truly an international collaboration between more than 30 onsite contracting companies from nations around the world.
2)At the peak of construction, over 12,000 workers and contractors were on site every day, representing more than 100 nationalities. 3) Workers include mostly Indian, Pakistani and Srilakan.
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The building has a structural weight of 500000 tonnes. The building of that size has a tendency to sink. To adjust the sink each floor is constructed an average 4mm higher than the designated floor height.
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1. Use of high voltage Electric power to reduce energy loss. 2. Use of low-emissivity glass with enhanced thermal insulation quality to control high external temperature of Dubai. 3. Use condensate recovery system to trap water from air-conditioning condensate discharge to reduce the need of portable municipal water. Estimated annual savings are equal in volume to 14 Olympic sized swimming pool. 4. Ventilation air is withdrawn from top of the building resulting in less energy in airconditioning and ventilation. 5. Utilizes active stack effect control in a super tall building to minimize energy loss. 7/25/2011
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Tallest skyscraper : 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Taipei 101 509.2 m (1,671 ft)) Tallest structure ever built : 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast 646.38 m (2,121 ft)) Tallest extant structure : 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast 628.8 m (2,063 ft)) Tallest freestanding structure : 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously CN Tower 553.3 m (1,815 ft)) Building with most floors : 160 (previously Willis Tower 108)
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Worlds highest elevator installation Worlds fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s) (previously Taipei 101 16.83 m/s) Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previously Taipei 101 449.2 m (1,474 ft)) Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant 532 m (1,745 ft) )
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The first world s tallest structure in history to include residential space Highest outdoor observation deck in the world World s highest mosque (located on the 158th floor) World s highest installation of an aluminum and glass faade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)
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DISTURBING THOUGHTS? What is the geological effect due to concentrated load of Skyscraper on Earth crust? An induced Earthquake??? Who knows??? Think!!! What about Carbon Emission???
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It is Skyscraper.
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THANKS
It is a Devchandan s Presentation.
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