My presentation on Dubhai ICON burj al arab

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Courtesy : Sims - Burj Al-Arab Final Presentation.pdf

• The shape of the Burj al Arab hotel would resemble a yacht rising out of the water.

• But how they design this hotel and why they

they design like This ?

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• Simplified view of the Structure (Top View)

Courtesy : Creating the Burj Al Arab.pdf

• Structure behavior due to Wind Load

Courtesy : Creating the Burj Al Arab.pdf

• Temporary tube piles driven into sea bed.

• Temporary sheet piles

and tie rods driven

into sea bed to

support boundary

rocks Courtesy : burj_al_arab_constuction-_steel_structures.pdf

• Permanent boundary rock bunds deposited either side of sheet piles

• Hydraulic fill layers

deposited between

bunds to displace

sea water and form

island as shown in the figure Courtesy : burj_al_arab_constuction-_steel_structures.pdf

Pile Foundation

• Because of the speed of the sea waves

foundation was disturbed heavily in order to avoid that they take the concrete shed units

to send the waves back when they hit the

foundation.

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1) Exoskeleton Frame

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2)Central Spine 3)Membrane

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• To reduce moment

generated in the

members.

• To reduce deflection

in the structure

4)Braces

Courtesy : burj_al_arab_constuction-_steel_structures.pdf

5)Trusses

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1) Concrete Superstructure

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2)Bracing

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3) Dampers

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3)Helipad Structure

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4) Al Muntaha Restaurent

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Facts

• The hotel is situated in a man-made island.

• It’s tallest and first hotel to surpass 1000ft in height.

• It took three years to reclaim the land from sea and less than three years to construct building itself.

• Burj al Arab has a 24 meter (79feet ) wide helipad which is 210 meters above the ground.

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vWLCFzfS8/s1600-h/tom+wright.gif • http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/177/1/2/Burj_Al_Arab_by_bingo0

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0Al%20Arab.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322748431502 • www.google.com