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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
    2
    Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid sought to use oil money
    to ensure a stable economy for the future.
    3
    Before 1960s 1960s to Present (2016?) Future
    Shaikh Mohammed awards the design
    contract to Atkins.
    4
    The team of designers and builders was led by chief
    architect Tom Wright.
    5
    The shaikhs iconic hotel would resemble a yacht rising
    out of the water.
    6
    The man-made island was constructed using large rocks
    with an armor layer of hollow concrete blocks.
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    7
    McNicholas had to ensure that pressure from the gulf
    would not blast away the basement of the hotel.
    8
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    Reinforced concrete piles relied on skin friction to
    support the foundation.
    9
    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
    10
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    The diagonal trusses down each side of the building
    were 85 meters long and weighed 165 tons.
    11
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    The trusses were connected to the exoskeleton using
    giant washers with offset holes and steel pins.
    12
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    Vortex shedding around the exoskeleton could shake
    the building apart.
    13
    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.
    14
    The Al Muntaha restaurant was suspended 200 m above the
    sea using an arrangement of 10 steel cantilever beams.
    15
    Island Construction Basement Excavation Foundations Hotel Construction
    The Burj Al-Arab is referred to as the worlds premier 7-
    star hotel.
    16
    $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.
    17
    Palm Jumeirah Palm Jebel Ali Palm Deira The World Islands
    Emirates Towers Burj Khalifa
    Questions?
    Matt Sims
    [email protected]
    18
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