Burj Khalifa

PresentationonBurj khalifa

Contents

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

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.

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.

Idea behind

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

“ARCHITECTURE”The concept of desert flower ”Hymenocallis” has been

adopted in architectural design.

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

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.

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

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

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