DETAIL ANALYSIS OF BURJ KHALIFA
DESIGN INSPIRATION
RECORDS HOLD BY A BURJ KHALIFA
ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE USED
ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT USED
FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT'S ARE
ADVANTAGES OF USING THOSE EQUIPMENT’S
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORMAL AND ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
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BURJ KHALIFA
Figure 1 BURJ KHALIFA
ARCHITECT- ADRIAN SMITH
Figure 2 TOP VIEW OF BURJ KHALIFA
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE – MODERNISM
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DESIGN INSPERATION
The architecture features a triple-lobed
footprint, an abstraction of a desert flower
named Hymenocallis.
The tower is composed of three
elements arranged around a central core.
Twenty-six helical levels decrease the
cross section of the tower incrementally as it
spirals skyward.
A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes
views of the Arabian Gulf. Viewed from the
base or the air.
Figure 4 HYMENOCALLIS FLOWER
Figure 3 HYMENOCALLIS FLOWER
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RECORDS HOLD BY A BURJ KHALIFA
1. Tallest existing structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
2. Tallest structure ever built: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
3. Tallest freestanding structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
4. Tallest skyscraper (to top of spire): 828 m (2,717 ft)
5. Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
6. Building with most floors: 163
7. World's highest elevator installation (situated inside a rod at the very top of the
building)
8. World's longest travel distance elevators: 504 m (1,654 ft)
9. Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)
10.World's tallest structure that includes residential space
11.World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade: 512 m (1,680 ft)
12.World's highest nightclub: 144th floor
13.World's highest restaurant (Atmosphere): 122nd floor at 442 m (1,450 ft)
14.World's highest New Year display of fireworks.
15.World's largest light and sound show staged on a single building.
ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE USED
1. Geotechnical technology
2. Concrete pumping technology
3. Wall and floor technology
4. Formwork technology
5. External formwork technology
6. Fire protection technology
7. Wind engineering technology
ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT USED
1. CRANES
2. TOWER HOIST
3. CONCRETE PUMPING
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF EQUIPMENTS
ARE
1. Size of equipment’s.
2. Safety consideration.
3. Project timelines consideration.
4. Climate condition.
5. Storage factors.
6. Economic factor.
7. Repair and maintenance cost.
8. availability or non-availability of skilled labour.
ADVANTAGES OF USING THOSE EQUIPMENT’S
1. Speed of construction increases.
2. Less labour required.
3. Economical.
4. Construction becomes easier and safer.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORMAL AND ADVANCE
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
1. Use of construction equipment’s
2. Speed of doing work
3. Material used
4. Architectural style
5. Technology used
6. Formwork used
7. Quality, durability, and endurance of structure.
8. Cost/return ratio
9. Environmental impact and etc