World's

Biggest Tower,
Burj Khalifa
BY:
CRISTIAN GILBERTO CORREA
OCAMPO
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The architectural glass provides solar and thermal
performance as well as an anti-glare shield for the intense
desert sun.
The waste water system uses gravity to
discharge water from plumbing fixtures, floor
drains, mechanical equipment and storm water,
to the city municipal sewer.
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According to officials, it was necessary for
33 test holes were drilled to study the strength of
projects like Burj Khalifa to be built in order to
the bedrock underlying the structure.
garner more international recognition and
investment.
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Burj Khalifa was the recipient of the 2010 "best tall building
The soil and rock conditions were generally sands
middle east & africa" award by the council on tall buildings
and urban habitat. overlying weak to very week sandstone and siltstone.
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The burj count with two subterranean levels of
parking with a large space and high technology
Hyder Consulting and NORR Group Consultants
International Limited was chosen to supervise the
architecture of the project.
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Three tower cranes were used during construction of the
uppermost levels, each capable of lifting a 25 tons load.
it was pumped concrete with more than 21 mpa
ultimate compressive strength of gravel to
surpass the 600 meters weight of the effective
area of each column from the foundation to the
next fourth level.
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Burj Khalifa is a tall irregular emirati building It is a secure new corporate building
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Adrian Smith worked in a nice big Emirati The Burj Khalifa is a heavy enormous concrete
design building
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The Burj Khalifa have a stiff large steel A immense triangular reinforced concrete
structure support
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The Burj Khalifa count with fast square glass
The building uses strong large reflective glass
elevators
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The Burj Khalifa have a luxurious new The Burj Khalifa count with a beautiful tall
recreational hotel tourist observatory