Bur Jal Arab
Bur Jal Arab
Bur Jal Arab
BY:
Chetna Shaktawat
Deeksha Joshi
Sakshi Gandhi
Prodipta Chatterjee
LOCATION
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United Arab Emirates Dubai
Private Island (280 m Offshore)
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Building Name:
Burj-Al-Arab Hotel.
Other/Former Names:
Arab Sail.
Architects Background
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Introduction
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Concept
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Concept
Orientation and Circulation BURJ
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https://sites.google.com/site/ae390spring2012burjalarab/architecturalsystems/1-drawings-diagrams
Environmental Approach
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Geographic location subjects the hotel to severe weather conditions including strong winds and
occasional violent thunderstorms.
Due to the structures proximity to its adjacent hotel resort, wind tunnel testing was considered to
ensure a safe design.
wind speed of 45 meters per second, under the recommendations of Dubai Municipality, was adopted
for the design.
Itself is not located in an earthquake intensive zone. However, southern Iran which is only 100 miles
away to the north is subjected to moderate earthquake risk and in turn which could create tremors in
Dubai if a seismic event were to occur in Iran.
To reinforce the structure from any potential swaying, two tuned mass dampers, weighing about 2
tonnes each, limit vibrations in the tubular steel mast that projects 60 m above the building.
Environmental Approach
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Environmental Approach
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VORTEX SHEDDING
Analysis were done with respect to Building
response under wind loads
Wind tunnel could threaten the entire
skeleton. Wind blowing away sharp edges can
cause destruction.
Vibration may cause due to vortex shedding
RESPONSE
First option was to change the shape but
Architect was against and forced the engineer
to re-think.
Ingenious hanging weight were installed at
variable places - when wind blows, 5 ton
weight will swing and damp down the
vibrations to safety limits (refer image for
locations highlighted in red)
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/61292707/Design-and-Construction-of-Burj-Al-Arab#scribd
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/61292707/Design-and-Construction-of-Burj-Al-Arab#scribd
Island Construction
It took 3 yrs to reclaim the land from sea
and less than 3 yrs to construct the
building.
Island rises 7 and a half meters above the
waves.
Island protected by concrete honeycomb
shape solid blocks designed to reduce the
impact of waves.
No one in the gulf had ever used these
blocks before
CONCEPT AND DESIGN
Main concern was protection of island, waves breaking over island and impacting the structure.
Initial proposal was by rock which was easily available and supported the existing technologies.
Architect-Wright however rejected the proposal because this would make island too high and his
concept was sail rising from water-people close to sea.
There were lot of debate on height of island.
Then Nicholas experimented with pioneering concrete blocks- specially designed to reduce impact
of waves. Testing were done to ensure island was safe-3 weeks of testing came up with positive
results.
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Foundation
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THE CHALLENGE
It was very challenging to design foundations
to Support the mega structure-270 miles off
coast, 320 mtr in height on man-made island
(6mts from Arabian Sea) resistant to
earthquake (falling under range of major fault
line) and wind that blows 90 miles per hour.
Structure was designed to amaze-one never
built before. Location on a reclaimed land was
added challenge.
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The building is built on sand.Sand was compacted around the building to create friction against pile.
This stopped the building from sinking.
It is supported on 250 numbers of 1.5 meter diameter columns that drilled deep into the sea
Each column is a steel reinforced concrete foundation pile with 45 meter in length.
Piles -20 percent longer than planned were executed with combined length of six and a half miles-35
times as long as tiring hotel to support.
Longer the pile the greater the effect of skin friction is.
Foundations has the capacity to resists failure due to Liquefaction which is caused during
earthquakes.
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Exoskeleton
Skyview
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Core
frame
Facade
Restaurant
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/incoming/article570447.ece/ALTERNATES/g3l/nov97.jpg
Core
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-The v shape form of prefabricated concrete is hold in place with cross brace frame and a gigantic steel structure known
as exoskeleton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l2LhpyJfkg
connecting the two cores with cross bracings of fabricated box section,imparting stability
Exoskeleton Frame
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http://www.gerb.com/
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Facade
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http://www.archiexpo.fr/prod/hightex/product-58335-148906.html
https://arquidromo.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/hotel-burj-al-arab-emiratos-arabes-unidos/
http://www.thebeststays.com/wp-content/uploads/BURJ-AL-ARAB-hotel-Dubai-25345.jpg
Skyview Restaurant
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Sky view restaurant:survives wind 160 km/hour aluminium, glass, steel frame
Box
girders
27
m
projected
each
side,200m
above
sea
Skyview Restaurant
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https://blogalcjer.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/imagen13.jpg?w=640
http://m6.i.pbase.com/o4/65/355165/1/122576676.aH502UAC.IMG_3049.jpg
Helipad
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/21/article-2076968-0F3DCC1400000578-347_964x630
http://whatson.ae/dubai/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Burj-Al-Arab-construction5-590x391.jpg
Helipad
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Load Analysis
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Lateral Loads
The Burj Al Arab has three tubular steel trusses on the outside of
the two sides of the V (in green).
The trusses act as cross bracing to wind and earthquake forces.
The translucent fabric wall of the atrium helps transfer lateral load
(in red).
Due to the rigidity, lateral loads are transferred to the fabric wall
which acts similar to a diaphragm.
The shape of Burj Al Arab lowers wind forces more effectively than
a square building because of the streamlined V and curved fabric
atrium wall (in blue).
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Load Tracing
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VERTICAL LOADS
The structure transfers vertical loads
from the top to the bottom of the
structure using several different
aspects.
The structure transfers the vertical
loading is through the large spine. This
is the most direct way for the vertical
loads to reach the ground.
Secondly, the vertical loads transfer
through the curved edge.
The steel trusses running alongside the
structure also helps in deflecting the
horizontal loads.
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Multiframe
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Multiframe
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Deflection diagram
Bibliography
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https://sites.google.com/site/ae390spring2012burjalarab/c-structural-analysis/2calculations
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