ABI Conference 2008- Burj Dubai Tower

The case study on the Burj Dubai towers focuses on the increasing height of buildings around the world, and the competition to be the tallest. Along with this it discusses the problem involved in constructing buildings of such a height, for example the difficulty to vertically pump the thousands of cubic metres of concrete that is required. The Burj Dubai now holds the record for pumping concrete, upto 588metres. The completion height of the building is unknown, but is expected to be above 800 metres, with the higher portion made from a steel frame structure.