The document provides information about Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure in the world located in Dubai. It describes how the tower was renamed after UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and was designed with a Y-shape to help withstand wind forces. Facts noted include its height of 829.84 meters, cost of $1.5 billion to build, and status as the building with the most floors at 160.

1. Presentation
on
Burjkhalifa

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Why Burj Dubai becomes Burj Khallifa??
• Idea behind
• Architecture
• Facts and figures

3. Introduction
• Burj khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai,united
Arab Emirates.
• Currently the tallest manmade structure in the
world.
• Construction has taken 22 million man-hours.

4. Why Burj Dubai becomes
Burj Khallifa??
• Burj Dubai was officially renamed by Dubai’s
ruler as the Burj Khalifa named after the UAE
president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed.

5. Idea behind
• Reportedly based on Government decision to
diversity from oil based economy to service
and tourism oriented.

6. “ARCHITECTURE”
The concept of desert flower
”Hymenocallis” has been adopted in
architectural design.

7. Burj Khalifa Construction team
• Burj Khalifa was truly an international
collaboration between more than 30 on-site
contracting companies from nations around
the world.
• At the peak of construction, over 12,000
workers and constructors were on site every
day, representing more than 100 nationalities.
• Workers include mostly Indian,Pakistani and
Srilankan

8. Structural System to resist the wind
force
• Tall building usually has to
resist large wind force
• The “Y” shaped structure of
Burj Khalifa reduces the wind
force in the building.
• Y-shape plan keeps the
structure simple and helps in
faster construction.

9. Facts and Figures
• Former names: Burj Dubai
• Preceded by: Taipei 101
• Location : Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Construction started: January 2004
• Construction ended : 2010
• Opening: 4 January 2010
• Cost : USD $ 1.5 billion
• Building with most floors: 160

10. Contd…….
• Height
Antenna spire : 829.84 m (2,723 ft)
Roof : 828 m (2,717 ft)
Top floor : 621.3 m (2,038 ft)
• Architect : Adrian Smith
• Developer : Emaar Properties
• Structural engineer : Bill Baker

11. Comparison