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The Burj Al Arab Re Inventing the City of Dubai
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The Burj Al-Arab: Re-Inventing the City of Dubai
Matt Sims
Introduction to Structural Engineering
Spring 2011
Overview of Presentation
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Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid sought to use oil money to ensure a stable economy for the future.
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Before 1960s 1960s to Present (2016?) Future
Shaikh Mohammed awards the design contract to Atkins.
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The team of designers and builders was led by chief architect Tom Wright.
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The shaikhs iconic hotel would resemble a yacht rising out of the water.
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The man-made island was constructed using large rocks with an armor layer of hollow concrete blocks.
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McNicholas had to ensure that pressure from the gulf would not blast away the basement of the hotel.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
Reinforced concrete piles relied on skin friction to support the foundation.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
The hotel structure is composed of concrete walls, a steel exoskeleton, and a concrete core.
Its okay for the architect to draw pretty pictures, but we have to build it.
- Malcolm Murphy
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
The diagonal trusses down each side of the building were 85 meters long and weighed 165 tons.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
The trusses were connected to the exoskeleton using giant washers with offset holes and steel pins.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
Vortex shedding around the exoskeleton could shake the building apart.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
Tuned mass damper systems were chosen as a solution to the vortex shedding problem.
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The Al Muntaha restaurant was suspended 200 m above the sea using an arrangement of 10 steel cantilever beams.
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Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
The Burj Al-Arab is referred to as the worlds premier 7-star hotel.
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$650 Million
321 m
250,000 T
270 m off Coast
Worlds Largest Atrium (180 m)
Worlds Largest Fabric Wall
202 Palatial Suites
Shaikh Mohammeds dream is becoming a reality.
The Burj Al-Arab was the first of several artificial islands and unique high-rise projects and is now the international symbol for Dubai.
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Palm Jumeirah Palm Jebel Ali Palm Deira The World Islands
Emirates Towers Burj Khalifa
Questions?
Matt Sims [email protected]
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