online lecture:
the Design of the Burj Khalifa

William F. Baker (som)

saturday, may 29, 2021 @10:00 JST (9:30 to 10:00: TEST SESSION)

SUMMARY:
The Speaker for this lecture is William F. Baker, Structural Engineering Design Partner for the architectural engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, who was the structural engineer for Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest high-rise building in the world. Bill will trace the early structural design development from the Competition held in 2003 to the Grand Opening of the building in 2010. The presentation will discuss what were the issues that dominated the design of the structural system and the resulting building form with the three wings, which step back in a spiral pattern ,buttressing the core. He will also discuss the impact the building has had on the surrounding properties (the Burj Khalifa Effect) over the past decade.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After attending this program, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the key attributes and the name of the structural system of the world's tallest building.

2. Explain why a point tower for normal height cannot be simply scaled up to the height of the Burj Khalifa.

3. Discuss the effect that the Burj Khalifa development had on the surrounding properties (the Burj Khalifa Effect).

4. Describe how the shape of the Burj Khalifa reduced the wind forces on the tower.

CES:
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