The Philosophy of Engineering for the Burj Khalifa,
the World's Tallest Building
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
6:30 to 7 p.m. - Social hour with complimentary appetizers
7 to 8 p.m. - Program
8 to 8:30 p.m. - Q & A
Todd Wehr Auditorium
1047 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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 The recently opened Burj Khalifa Tower, formally known as the Burj Dubai, is the world’s tallest man-made structure. The multi-use skyscraper soars to over a half mile high (828 meters, 2717feet). The three million square foot reinforced concrete multi-use tower is utilized for retail, a Giorgio Armani Hotel, residential and office.
The goal of the Burj Khalifa Tower is not simply to be the world’s highest building; it’s to embody the world’s highest aspirations. Designers purposely shaped the structural concrete Burj Dubai – “Y” shape in plan – to reduce the wind forces on the tower, as well as to keep the structure simple and foster constructability. The structural system can be described a "buttressed" core; each wing, with its own high performance concrete core and perimeter columns, buttresses the others via a six-sided central core, or hexagonal hub. The result is a tower that is extremely stiff. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the architects and engineers for the project, applied a rigorous geometry to the tower to align all the common central core and column elements.
The presentation will discuss the philosophy behind the structural design and sustainable design of the world’s tallest structure.
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Presented by:
Lawrence C. Novak, SE, SECB, FACI, LEED®AP BD+C
Director of Engineered Buildings for the Portland Cement Association |
Register online to attend
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There is no fee for attendance, but seating is limited.
Registration is required by January 23, 2012.
For more information, contact Dr. Chris Raebel at (414) 277-7302.
