THE BURJ KHALIFA THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

Construction Highlights
Over 45,000 m3 (58,900 cu yd) of concrete, weighing more than 110,000 tonnes were used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which features 192 piles buried more than 50 m (164 ft) deep. Burj Khalifa's construction will have used 330,000 m3 (431,600 cu yd) of concrete and 3 9 , 0 0 0 t o n n e s ( 4 3 , 0 0 0 S T; 3 8 , 0 0 0 LT ) o f s t e e l r e b a r, a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n w i l l h a v e taken 22 million man -hours. Exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa began in May 2007 and was completed in September 2009. The vast project involved more than 380 skilled engineers and on -site technicians. At the initial stage of installation, the team progressed at the rate of about 20 to 30 panels per day and eventually achieved as many as 175 panels p e r d a y.

Construction Highlights
The tower accomplished a world record for the highest installation of an aluminium and glass faade, at a height of 512 metres. The total weight of aluminium used on Burj Khalifa is equivalent to that of five A380 aircraft and the total length of stainless steel bull nose fins is 293 times the h e i g h t o f E i f f e l To w e r i n P a r i s . I n N o v e m b e r, 2 0 0 7 , t h e h i g h e s t r e i n f o r c e d concrete corewalls were pumped using 80 MPa concrete from ground level; a vertical height of 601 metres. Smashing the previous pumping record o n a b u i l d i n g o f 4 7 0 m o n t h e Ta i p e i 1 0 1 ; t h e w o r l d s s e c o n d t a l l e s t t o w e r a n d t h e p r e v i o u s world record for vertical pumping of 532 metres for an extension to the Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1994. The concrete pressure during pumping to this level was nearly 200 bars. The amount of rebar used for the tower is 31,400

The center hexagonal reinforced concrete core walls provide the torsional resistance of the structure similar to a closed tube or axle. The center hexagonal walls are buttressed by the wing walls and hammer head walls which behave as the webs and flanges of a beam to resist the wind shears and moments. Outriggers at the mechanical floors allow the columns to participate in the lateral load resistance of the structure; hence, all of the vertical concrete is utilized

The goal of the Burj Khalifa is not simply to be the world's highest building: it's to embody the world's highest aspirations. The superstructure has reached over 165 stories. The final height of the building is 2,717 feet (828 meters). The height of the multi-use skyscraper has comfortably" exceed the previous record h o l d e r, t h e 5 0 9 m e t e r