The Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is planned to be the world's tallest building at over 1,000 meters tall. It will feature unique designs such as a sky terrace at the 157th floor and an evolving canopy design. The tower's Y-shaped design and reinforced concrete core structural system allow it to withstand high winds and seismic activity. Over 80,000 tons of steel and advanced concrete mixes will be used in its construction, which began in 2013 and is estimated to finish in 2020.

1. KINGDOM TOWER
Prepared by:
MOHAMMED JIRUWALA
(16CL025)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Kingdom tower also known as Jeddah tower it is a skyscraper under
construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• When completed Kingdom Tower will reach 1KM height, becoming the
tallest building in the world.
• Initially planned to be 1.6 kilometers high but the geology of the area
proved unsuitable for a tower of that height.

3. INTRODUCTION
Construction started : 1 April 2013 .
Expected Completion: 2020.
Height to Architectural Top: More than 1000 m.
Stories: 167 .
Total Area: Approx 258,000 sq m .
Owner: Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) .
Design Architect: Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill .
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti .
Contractor: Saudi Bin laden Group .
Estimated cost: 7965 cr

4. GEOLOGY

6. MATERIALS USED
HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE REINFORCING
• Mainly two R.C.C materials will be used in construction
1. Concrete
2. Steel
• 1200 Psi concrete
• 60 to 75 ksi Rebar
• In addition to concrete and steel, other major materials will
be use are : Silicone, Aluminium & Glass.
• High performance concrete (HPC)
Low permeability.
High durability .
It includes fly ash, Portland cement .

7. • For reducing cracks due to high temperature
concreting is done only at night.
• Two largest concrete pumping machines in the
world are being used for this purpose.
• Tones of ices is used for the heat emitting
from the cement.
• Instead of Lap splices couplers are used to
reduce the load on the foundation.
• Approximately 80,000 tons of steel will be
used in construction

8. FOUNDATION
• PILE FOUNDATION
• After the geological investigation it was clear that piled
foundation would be appropriate for the tower.
• The pile depths range from 45 m at the wings to 105 m at the
center of the tower

10. PREPARATION OF PILES

11. FOUNDATION
• Pile cap is provided which is of 5 meter thick
to distribute the load of the super structure
equally to all the piles

14. STURCTURAL SYSTEM
(Tower + Spire)

15. REASON FOR THE SELECTION OF THE
SHAPE OF THE STRUCTURE
• A tapered Y shaped plan was chosen which
allowed the spreading of the base of the
tower.
• This allowed the structure to maintain a
reasonable 12:1 height to width ratio.
• In the “Y” shape every element is able to
participate in resisting both gravity and lateral
loads.

16. BEARING WALL SYSTEM

18. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

19. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

20. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

21. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

22. UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE DESIGN
• SKY TERRACE AT LEVEL 157
• CANOPY EVOLUTION
• ELEVATOR SYSTEM

23. SKY TERRACE AT LEVEL 157
• Another unique feature of the design is a sky terrace, roughly 30m (90
feets ) in a diameter, at level 157.
• Terrace will be of a steel structure.
A rendering showing the bottom of the
unique, glass-floored, circular sky terrace
that will overlook the Red Sea from over
610 meters (2,000 ft)

24. CANOPY EVOLUTION
• A canopy is an overhead roof or else a structure over which a
fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or
shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow and
rain.
• The final design shows three extended ,softly curved canopies
that cover the main lobbies and extend horizontally to protect
parking ramp entries .

25. ELEVATOR SYSTEM
• In future it will be fastest elevator
system in world.
• The kingdom tower will contains 59
elevators, including 564 single deck and
five double deck elevators, along with
12 escalators.
• Elevators will travel at a rate of 10
meters per second in both directions.

26. CONCLUSION
• The kingdom Tower will be one of the unique tallest
building in the world .
• For rising such a city in the sky several new techniques
have been used.
• The buttressed core structural system has made a great
change in the structural system of skyscrapers.
• The construction of the kingdom tower proves that
height doesn’t matter any civil engineering
construction.
• Projects of the Kingdom Tower will create jobs and
opportunities, and will become the central piece of a
new urban center .