Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith‚ then of Skidmore‚ Owings & Merrill (SOM)‚ whose firm designed the Willis Tower and One World Trade Center. Hyder Consulting was chosen to be the supervising engineer with NORR Group Consultants International Limited
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Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration‚ is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest building in the world standing at 828 metres (2‚716.5 feet). Not just the king of buildings‚ the Burj’s height surpassed anything ever built by man from the ground up. Burj Khalifa holds the world record for Highest number of storeys in the world with 163 storeys. Burj Khalifa holds the world record for the highest habitable floor at 160 storeys. Burj Level
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1.0 Introduction Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world‚ standing at 828 metres (2‚716.5 feet) with more than 160 stories. This is the first world’s tallest tower to include residential space. It located in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates. The building was named in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates‚ Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The cost to build this building is around USD $ 1.5 billion. The purpose of this building is designed to be the centerpiece
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Arab people‚ also known as Arabic people‚ Arabs (Arabic: عرب‚ ʿarab) Arabian people and Arabians‚ are a panethnic group[14]primarily inhabiting Western Asia‚ North Africa‚ and parts of the Horn of Africa. Their language is Arabic which is of the Afroasiatic family and traditionally Hamito-Semitic. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical‚ linguistic or cultural grounds‚[15] with tribal affiliations and intra-tribal relationships playing an important part of Arab identity.[16] Most
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Khalifa Tower skyscraper located in the Emirate of Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates and Burj Al Khalifa is the highest building built by man and the tallest tower in the world at altitudes of 828 meters. Began construction in the Emirate of Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates September 21‚ 2004 was the completion of restructuring of State in the first of October 2009‚ and formally opened on January 4‚ 2010‚ to become the world ’s highest building immediately replace the Taipei 101 in Taiwan Properties The
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To maintain smooth flow of the Burj Khalifa construction process‚ the construction work and flow on and off-site were orchestrated in the WAR (Work-Action-Resolution) room. During the construction‚ a high density‚ low permeability concrete and cathodic protection system was used in the foundations to minimize any detrimental effects form corrosive chemicals in local ground water. During the pumping process‚ super-plasticizer is used to render concrete with excellent flow-able properties‚ to ensure
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Success of Burj Khalifa Project The prime principle of success is what has been called the “Iron Triangle”‚ a principle which measures the project based on three perspectives: cost‚ time and quality In this sense‚ Burj Khalifa project also can be measured by the “Iron Triangle” method of evaluation. But • Success of a project should not be measured simply according to whether it finished on time and within the estimated budget only • According to Wideman (1996) definition: “project success is seen
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Ab’ul Hasan was a Sufi musician‚ poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. Amīr Khusrow has been reputed to have invented musical instruments Sitar and Tabla. He wrote poetry primarily in Persian‚ but also in Hindavi. He is regarded as the "father of Qawwali" (a devotional music form of the Sufis in the Indian subcontinent).. Khusrow was an expert in many styles of Persian
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Burj Khalifa Tower Phaedra Rosengarth‚ Joseph Barlow‚ Steve Corrales‚ Vanthea Chhim‚ and Kenneth Gottschalk ITT Tech - Lathrop Burj al Khalifa Tower The Burj Khalifa‚ known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration‚ is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and is the tallest man-made structure in the world‚ at 829.8 m (2‚722 ft). The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is a world-class destination and the magnificent centerpiece of Downtown Dubai‚ Dubai ’s new urban masterpiece. Cost of Construction
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The Stereotyping of Arabs Persuasive Essay The world is filled with different races‚ cultures‚ religions and beliefs; everyone has a different opinion and perspectives on life. Unfortunately not everyone respects other peoples personal opinions‚ this had led to discrimination‚ stereotyping‚ hatred and even war. After many incidents that affected the world; Arabs started being discriminated by many people. People were stereotyping the Arabs and they had the wrong image about them
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