Dr. N.Subramanian, Consulting Structural Engineer, Maryland, U.S.A.
The world’s tallest building Burj Dubai, which was under construction for six years, is scheduled to open on 4th Jan 2010, Fig. 1. The construction of this 818 m tall, reinforced concrete tower structure, broke several records during its construction. As it is the first time a tower of this height is attempted, a combination of several important technological concepts and innovative structural design methods were utilized in its construction. This article describes some of the features of this world’s tallest tower.
The world’s tallest building Burj Dubai, which was under construction for six years, is scheduled to open on 4th Jan 2010, Fig. 1. The construction of this 818 m tall, reinforced concrete tower structure, broke several records during its construction. As it is the first time a tower of this height is attempted, a combination of several important technological concepts and innovative structural design methods were utilized in its construction. This article describes some of the features of this world’s tallest tower.
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