4. Modern Construction Marvels Around The World
Engineers that Changed the World and How they Did this ?
Advanced Construction Equipment's
Advanced Formwork Systems
Modern Construction Techniques
Project Management
Emerging Trends In Concrete
Topics
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6. M C E M
Beijing National Stadium also
called as Bird Nest Stadium.
The bird’s nest can withstand
an earthquake of up to
magnitude 8 on the Richter
Scale.
At the peak of construction
there were over 9,000 workers
on the project.
The project budget began at
$500M before it was drastically
reduced to just under $300M
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7. The Bailong Elevator (Hundred
Dragons Elevator) is a glass
elevator built onto the side of a
huge cliff in the Wulingyuan area
of China that is 326 m (1,070 ft)
high.
It is claimed to be the highest and
heaviest outdoor elevator in the
world
This elevator was officially
recognised by Guinness World
Records as the world’s tallest
outdoor lift
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8. Palm Islands are three artificial
islands, Palm Jumeirah, Deira
Island and Palm Jebel Ali, on
the coast of Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
Creation of the islands started
in 2001. As of November 2011,
only Palm Jumeirah has been
completed.
This island takes the form of a
palm tree, topped by a
crescent.
The island itself is five
kilometers by five kilometers.
It adds 78 kilometers to the
Dubai coastline
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9. The Three Gorges Dam is a
hydroelectric gravity dam that
spans the Yangtze River by the
town of Sandouping, Hubei
province, China.
The Three Gorges Dam is the
world's largest power station
in terms of installed capacity
The Three Gorges Dam is the
world's largest hydropower
project and most notorious
dam.
The dam generated
98.8 terawatt-hours (TWh)
and had the world record
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10. The Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) is the world's
largest and most
powerful particle collider. It
was built by the European
Organization for Nuclear
Research (CERN)
It lies in a tunnel 27
kilometers (17 mi) in
circumference and as deep as
175 metres (574 ft) beneath
the France–Switzerland
border near Geneva.
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11. The Panoramic Survey
Telescope and Rapid Response
System located at Haleakala.
Construction of Pan-
STARRS was funded in large
part by the United States Air
Force through their Research
Labs.
Pan-STARRS is the largest
single research project at the
Institute for Astronomy.
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12. Eurotunnel Le Shuttle is a
railway shuttle service
between in, France and in Kent,
United Kingdom.
It conveys road vehicles and
passengers by rail through the
Channel Tunnel.
Passenger and freight vehicles
are carried in separate shuttle
trains hauled by the same
locomotives.
Eurotunnel Shuttle is on
average 775 metres in length
and is made from constructive
stainless steel.
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13. The Millau Viaduct is a cable-
stayed bridge that spans the
gorge valley of the Tarn near
Millau in southern France.
It was designed by the English
architect Lord Norman Foster
and French structural engineer
Michel Virlogeux.
Longest span : 342 m
Design life : 120 years
Structure is 2500 m Long
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14. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a
suspension bridge, which
links the city of Kobe on the
Japanese mainland of Honshu
to Iwaya on Awaji Island.
Its having Six lanes of
roadway and four emergency
lanes
Total length : 3,911 m
Height : 283 m
The bridge has three spans.
The central span is 1,991 m
(6,532 ft; 1.237 mi) and the
two other sections are each
960 m
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15. Hoover Dam is a concrete
arch-gravity dam in the Black
Canyon of the Colorado River,
on the border between the
U.S. states of Nevada and
Arizona.
Height: 221 m
Its construction was the result
of a massive effort involving
thousands of workers, and
cost over one hundred lives.
Originally known as Boulder
Dam from 1933
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50. M Constructions
Chinese construction firm erects 57-storey skyscraper in 19 days
A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the
world’s fastest builder after erecting a 57-storey
skyscraper in 19 working days in central China.
Broad Sustainable Building, a prefab construction firm,
put up the rectangular, glass and steel Mini Sky City in
the Hunan provincial capital of Changsha, assembling
three floors a day using a modular method.
The company now has ambitions to assemble the
world’s tallest skyscraper, at 220 floors, in only three
months.
The company had honed its technology to speed up
its construction from two floors to three floors a day,
he added. “This is definitely the fastest speed in our
industry.”
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72. Emerging Trends In Concrete
Smart Dynamic Concrete (SDC)
An Innovative Concept for Concrete Applications
Smart Dynamic Concrete (SDC) is an innovative concrete that does not
require vibration for placing and compaction.
It is able to flow under its own weight, completely filling formwork and
achieving full compaction, even in the presence of congested
reinforcement.
The hardened concrete is dense, homogeneous and has the same
engineering properties and durability as traditional vibrated concrete.
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73. Emerging Trends In Concrete
1. What was the Highest Grade of
Concrete Used So far
In India ?
In the World ?
2. Concept of SCC was developed in
Japan in the 1980’s, used in precast
concrete.
3. SDC replaces the concept of SCC
M- 120 was Used so far in India.
M-200 was Used in Japan.
When Height of structure increases “Modulus of Elasticity”
matters.
In “Burj Khalifa” sway was 900mm from centre at Peak.
Coefficient of thermal expansion is less in Lime aggregate
and more in normal aggregate.
Reynolds Number – Comes in Concrete Technology.
Plastic Mix to Fluid Mix.
Apart from Sp.gravity of materials - particle size matters in
Concrete
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74. Emerging Trends In Concrete
Smart Dynamic Concrete (SDC) is an innovative concrete that does not require
vibration for placing and compaction
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