Skyscrapers- Petronas Towers

Ranju K Ravindran

DD 203 SkyscraperPETRONAS TWIN TOWERS

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Department of DesignInstructor: Shareka Iqbal

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Architect Cesar Pelli and Associates Client: Kuala Lampur City Center Holding Sdn Bhd Date of Completion- 1997

Height

Antenna spire 451.9 m (1,483 ft.)

Roof 378.6 m (1,242 ft.)

Top floor 375 m (1,230 ft.)

Technical details

Floor count 88

Floor area 395,000 m2 (4,252,000 sq. ft.)

Elevator count 78

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Type 316 stainless steel(Ferrous) was employed to clad the exterior of the Petronas Towers.

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Reference:• http://www.ehow.com/facts_7727947_type-steel-vs-type-316.html• http://www.wikipedia.org/• 2004 On site review report by Galal Abada• McCormac. C. J., (1994): "Structural Steel Design", Harper Collins College

Publishers.• Owens. G. W. and Knowles. P., (1994) "Steel Designers Manual", The Steel• Construction Institute, ELBS Blackwell Scientific Publishers, London.• Taranath. S. B., (1984): "Structural analysis and design of tall buildings", McGraw-

Hill Book Company• Schuller. W., (1976): "High-rise building structures", John Wiley & Sons• Smith. B. S., and Coull. A., (1991): "Tall building structures: Analysis and Design",

John Wiley & Sons.• IS: 875 - 1987 (Parts - I to V), Indian Code of Practice for evaluating loads

excepting earthquake load.• IS: 1893 - 1984, Indian Code of Practice for evaluating earthquake load.

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