We all know the fact that Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building but are you aware of the challenges faced by the engineers during the making of Burj Khalifa. If not, then read this article till end to know in detail about the challenges faced during construction of Burj Khalifa.
Top 5 Challenges faced during construction of Burj Khalifa
With its impressive height of 828 meters, the Burj Khalifa is unquestionably at the forefront of engineering feats. 12,000 labourers worked on the construction site during the formation of world’s tallest building, every day, and it required 22 million man-hours to finish.
Given below is the list of top 5 challenges faced during construction of world’s tallest building:
1. The Burj Khalifa’s initial challenge was to survive intense heat, with summer temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. To compensate for this, textured stainless-steel panels and reflective glazing with aluminum were used to create an external cladding. About 26,000 glass panels were meticulously hand-cut by 300 cladding specialists.
2. The warm weather also made condensation difficult, and the building leaked about 15 million gallons of water. In order to compensate, a distinct plumbing system was built to support a water storage tank in the basement.
3. Another challenge faced during the construction of world’s tallest building was wind loads. The design team undertook more than 40 wind tunnel studies to better understand how the wind behaves and how much stress it could put on the structure. The Burj Khalifa’s top structure was designed to mimic the letter Y, and each of the building’s three wings supported the others via this central core.
4. The weight of all the concrete used to build the world’s tallest building is currently estimated to be equal to 100,000 elephants. To avoid the scorching weather, the engineers had to combine the concrete with ice and pour it into the structure at night. It was also less probable for this colder mixture to break.
5. The Burj Khalifa’s whole aluminum weight is more than five A380 airplanes’ combined weight. Experts placed these panels after they were raised by a number of cranes.
