department of Civil Engineering IIUI

2. GROUP NO:1
GROUP MEMBERS:
M.IILYAS
M.YASEEN
SHEHZAD IQBAL
TAIMUR HASSAN
M.MASHOODKHAN
ASIF ALI
ONAIS ANWAR
BASHEER MUHAMMAD
SALMAN NISAR

3.  INTRODUCTION
 LOCATION
 CONSTUCTION
 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DESIGNING
 SPECIAL FEATURES
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OWNER OF THE PROJECT
MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID AL MAKHTOOM

4.  United Arab Emirates – Dubai
 Private Island (280 m Offshore)
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5.  World’s Tallest Hotel (321 m)
 World Class Accommodations
 The most technologically
advanced meeting and
conference facilities available
The Helipad
A Conference Room
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6. The World's Tallest
Usable Full Hotel
Building.
In English "Burj Al
Arab" Means The
Arabian Tower
Burj Al Arab Was One
Of The Most Expensive
Buildings Ever Built. It
Is One Of The World's
"7 Star" Hotel.
Burj Al Arab Is Shaped
Like A Sail.
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9. Heights
 Height of atrium: 182m
 Height of helipad from sea: 212m
 Height of top of accommodation from island: 190m
 Height of top of mast from island :321m
 Number of rooms : 202
 Number of floors : 56(3 below ground)
COST
ITS COSTS IS $USD 650 MILLION.
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10.  Distance of shore to the outer point of island: 450m
 Size of island: 150m per side
 Sea depth: 7.5m
 Length of biggest truss: 85m
 Weight of biggest truss: 165t
 Cantilever of sky view restaurant: 27m & 1.7m deep
 Size of sky view restaurant: 1000 sq m
 Weight of helicopter that can land on : 7.5 tones
 Numbers of bars used in each pile : 24 bars
 Diameter of the bars:52mm 10

11.  Total volume of concrete on the island: 33,000 cubic
m
 Total volume of concrete in the superstructure:
36,000 cubic m
 Total steel used: 9200 tones
 1 tone=1016 kg
 Gross area of building: 120,000 sq m
 28 double height floors (7m floor to floor height)
 Height of atrium: 182 m with volume of: 285,000 cubic m
 Length of mast: 60m
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12. Tom Wills-Wright
Tom Wright is the architect and
designer of the Burj al Arab
in Dubai, UAE
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13.  The building is built on sand, which is unusual
as most tall building are founded on rock.
 The building is supported on 250 piles.
 Each pile has 1.5m diameter and 45 meters
under the sea.
 So there is only sand to hold the building up.
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14.  The trusses on the side of the building are 85m
and weighs 165t.
 They were built 15 KM from the site and
brought by road to Dubai on huge 80 wheel
lorries which had to be specially imported
from South Africa.
 The highest truss took a day to lift into place.
If one man was to build the building himself it
would take about 8,000 years to finish.
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15.  concrete
 fabric
 glass
 gold
 steel
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16. It took 3 years to complete the island from
total 5 years construction period
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17.  Number of piles: 250
 Length of piles: 45m
 Diameter of piles 1.5m
 Depth of lowest basement
under sea is 7m below sea level.
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18.  Temporary tube piles driven into sea bed
 Temporary sheet piles and tie rods driven into sea bed to
support boundary rocks.
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19.  Permanent boundary rock bunds deposited either side of
sheet piles
 Hydraulic fill layers deposited between bunds to
displace sea water and form island.
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20.  Permanent concrete armor units placed around island
to protect it from the waves
 1.5m diameter 45m deep piles driven through island
and sea bed below to stabilize structure.
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21.  Island interior excavated and temporary sheet pile coffer dam
inserted
 2m thick concrete plug (pad) slab laid at base of island.
 Reinforced concrete retaining wall built
 Basement floors created.
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22. Construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994.
It was completed in 1999.
It was built in the shape of the Arab dhow, a
type of Arabia boat.
Two ‘wings’ spread in a V shape to form a
‘mast’, with the space in between them making
the worlds largest atrium.
It needed to be a building that would become
identical with the name of the country.
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23.  Principal Structural
Engineer of Building
 Martin Halford
 Eversendai Engineering
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24.  3 Steel Trusses
 Cross-bracing and
Curved Truss Arch
 Teflon Coated
Fiberglass Fabric
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25.  Joint Venture between
 Al Habtoor Engineering
 Murray and Roberts
 Fletcher Construction
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26.  The companies all joined togather because by
utilizing the separate talents of each partner:
 labor supply
1. concrete work
2. structural steel supply
3. Erection
4. high rise management experience
5. Purchasing
6. cost control
7. management staffing
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27.  1- Al Habtoor Engineering had the responsibility
to provide the project with the labor required the
quality of the concrete and block work.
 2- Murray and Roberts brought the expertise for
detailing, fabrication, shipment and erection of
the complex structural steel. This was
subcontracted to Genrec Steel Fabricators of
Johannesburg, South Africa, a company owned by
Murray and Roberts. This subcontract would
reduce financial risk.
 3- Fletcher had the high-rise management and
planning expertise. The project director and
project manager came from Fletcher and were
based in Dubai.
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28. The structure is made of a steel exoskeleton.
Wrapped around an reinforced concrete tower.
The space between the wings is enclosed by a
Teflon-coated fiberglass sail, curving across the
front of the building and creating an atrium
inside.
The sail is made of a material called Dyneon,
spanning over 161,000 square feet, consists of two
layers, and is divided into twelve panels and
installed vertically.
The fabric is coated with DuPont Teflon to protect it
from harsh desert heat, wind, and dirt. The
fabricators estimate that it will hold up for up to 50
years.
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This is the Burj Al Arab, the only 7 star hotel
in the world, it was built in 5 years…
And opened its doors in 1999.....

31.  At 14,000 channels it is the largest architectural
lighting control system ever made (Futronix).
Each suite has one or more PFX-32 dimming
control systems.
It operate the lighting in every room.
The largest suites have five systems giving a
total of 160 channels of lighting.
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32.  The Burj Al
Arab is
light by 150
color
changing.
highlighted
by 90 Data
Flash
strobes
• The tower
changes
from white
to multicolor
as the
evening
progresses
The
Changing
Colors of
the
Building’s
Exterior
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interior designer:
KCA International
Led by Ms Kuan Chew

34. Just to go in and “see it” costs 150 $.
Can you imagine what it would cost to
spend the night?…..
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35. Let me tell you: you can enjoy one night
in a luxury suite from $7,500 to
$15,000 the most expensive...
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36. what it will cost you
to dine in this restaurant 36

37. A PICTURE OF ROYAL BATHROOM
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38. A SNAPSHOT OF LUXURY BAR
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39. THE WORLD’S MOST FACILITATE
MEETING ROOM
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42. THE TENNIS COURT ON THE HELIPAD
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43. This is an aerial view from the plane
Look at the Hotel Burj Al Arab
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44. 44THE END