burj al-arab
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Submitted to :
Prof. SIDDESH PAI
BURJ-AL-ARAB
PRESENTED BY:
MICHAEL CLEMENT G06151AMEY P.SHETTI G06172SYED HAJI G06175
INTRODUCTION
A luxury hotel located in Dubai,UAE
At 321 mts it’s the 4th tallest hotel in the world
Stands on an artificial island ,280mts from jumeirah beach
It was opened in december 1999
Previously named Dubai Chicago Beach Hotel.
PROJECT GIST Other name : Towers of the Arabs
Location : Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, U.A.E.
Contract Value : US$ 230 Million
Client : Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Project Start : 1994
Project Finish: 1999
Floors : 60 (above ground)
Elevators : 18
Building type : skyscraper
Building status : existing [completed]
Structural material : steel, concrete, fabric
How it happened ???
Tom Wills Wright, architect with WS Atkins, quoted: "The brief was that the client asked to create a building that would become an icon for Dubai rather like the:
Sydney has its Opera House USA has its Statue of Liberty Egypt has its pyramids & Paris has its Eiffel Tower.
We built the tower on its own island because it enhanced the iconic nature of the building, and that seemed logical because the building was inspired by the sail of a dhow, looking like the traditional Arabian sailing vessel.
Two “wings” spread in a V to form a vast “mast”, while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium.
How it happened ….
PROJECT TEAM
PMC, Architect & Design : WS Atkins & Partners
Chief Architect : Tom Wright
Project Manager : Rick Gregory
Structural Engineer : Anthony McCarter
Interior Designer : Ms Kuan Chew KCA International
Al Habtoor Engineering - Concrete and Block work
Murray and Roberts - Steel Fabricators
Island Engineer : Mike McNicholas
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
First of its kind
Non feasible
Desire to create a landmark for Dubai
PROJECT RATING INDEX
CONSTRUCTION
Phases of Construction
Construction in two phase: Phase 1
Value Engineering and Constructability
Phase 2 Actual Construction
CONTRUCTION PHASE 1
Address the complexity of the building construction Construction scheduling, purchasing of forming systems, planning
for crane and hoisting, and initial programming. Value engineering and development of innovative methods for
accomplishing the unique tasks. Redesign in order to ease the installation and speed up the cycle
times to adhere to the tight schedule. The rear-braced frame was completely redesigned from lattice
girder construction to box girders. This was not only a saving in money but also made the building
much easier to build .
CONSTRUCTION PHASE 2
Option to award it to another contractor should the results of the first phase prove to be unsatisfactory.
The client decided to stick with the same firms since their methods were already proving to speed up and cheapen construction.
Phase 2 was all of the actual construction of the structure.
The partners used many new technologies to speed up construction and lower the construction cost.
Temporary tube piles driven into sea bed Temporary sheet piles and tie rods driven into sea
bed to support boundary rocks (see figure 1)
Island Construction Process
Permanent boundary rock bunds deposited either side of sheet piles
Hydraulic fill layers deposited between bunds to displace sea water and form island (see figure 2 with fill layers partially complete)
Island Construction Process
Permanent concrete armor units placed around island to protect it from the waves
2m diameter 43m deep piles driven through island and sea bed below to stabilize structure (see figure 3)
Island Construction Process
Engineers created a surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honeycomb pattern, It protects the foundation from erosion
It took 3 years to build the Island.
It took 2 years to construct the building.
The building contains over 70,000 m3 of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.
CONSTRUCTION
It is supported by a full Cantilever that extends 27 metres from the mast
MATERIALS USED
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Glass Fibre
Gold
Steel
Aluminium
Marble
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Joint Venture between :
Al Habtoor Engineering
Murray and Roberts
Fletcher Construction
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Al Habtoor Engineering : had the responsibility to provide the project with the labor required the quality of the concrete and block work. The procurement system put in place by the joint venture was based on Al Habtoor Engineering's proven system.
Murray and Roberts :brought the expertise for detailing, fabrication, shipment and erection of the complex structural steel. This was subcontracted to Genrec Steel Fabricators of Johannesburg, South Africa, a company owned by Murray and Roberts. This subcontract would reduce financial risk.
Fletcher: had the high-rise management and planning expertise. The project director and project manager came from Fletcher and were based in Dubai.
RISKS at Construction Management
The companies all joined to gather because by utilizing the separate talents of each partner; the bulk of the risk could be redistributed to the firms that were best equipped to handle each particular issue. The risks that needed to be considered were:
Labor supply Concrete work Structural steel supply Erection High rise management experience Purchasing Cost control Management staffing
PRODUCTIVITY
Joint venture the companies contributed to the success of the project.
The companies use of value engineering, constructability, and preplanning and planning helped to keep cost down.
Also to keep up with the schedule that was set by the owner.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EMAAR is a UAE’s Public Joint Stock Company Currently its the largest land and property
Development Company in Persian Gulf region. EMAAR’S areas of specialty include making property
investments, developments and asset management services for infrastructure, education, retail and hospitality and healthcare sectors.
Finance manager : Mr.SHYAMAL DAS Companies involved in Burj Al arab are : Jumeriah
Hospitality Group (JHG) which is the part of Dubai holding commercial operations group (DHCOG)
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT contd…
Main source of wealth for people of U.A.E is OIL REFINERIES
As the OIL is forecasted to get over by 2016, they are concentrating more on tourism and to increase the GDP of their country.
So in this case BURJ-AL –ARAB is one such structure constructed to serve as an icon for DUBAI
It is owned by Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group (DHCOG) which is the part of Dubai Government with the Jumeriah Group under His Highness Prince Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum who is the Vice President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates.
Jumeriah Hospitality Group (JHG) took about $1.5bn loan with DHCOG to built Burj al arab and other projects like Madinat Jumeriah, Jumeriah Emirates Tower, Jumeriah beach hotel, Jumeriah Bab Al Shams etc.
Every year Burj Al Arab involves in Community activities and charitable events such as marathons, blood donations, beach clean ups and the Sirius swim around Burj al Arab fund raising event for Médecins Sans Frontières.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT contd…
The loans were taken from the banks Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered.
DHCOG did not reveal the interest rate on the loan or details on any plans to sell assets to repay the debt.
In that whole money about $650mn where estimated as the construction of the Burj al Arab but it was never officially announced.
Most of profits earned from this project about 70% are used for other projects
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT contd…
The repayment period was of 10 years but was never got repaid because of loss of JHG as they have to invest in other projects.
In end of 2011 about $555mn was pending by JHG and DHCOG to the banks
Al Habtoor provided contractors for burj al arab
Al Habtoor group owns $50mn to its clients.
In 2007 Mr al habtoor sold his 45% shares to the Leighton holdings for $845mn.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT contd…
Al HABTOOR Engineering Enterprise used
Microsoft project and
Primavera for planning and scheduling.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE USED
Rank Building City Country HeightFloor
sOpened
1
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
Dubai
United Arab
Emirates
376 m
1,296 ft
77November 11th 2012
2Rose
Rayhaan Dubai
United Arab
Emirates
333 m
1,092 ft
72 2009
3Burj Al Arab
Dubai
United Arab
Emirates
321m
1,060 ft
60 1999
4
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
Dubai
United Arab
Emirates
309 m
1,014 ft
56 2000
5
The Address Downtown Dubai
Dubai
United Arab
Emirates
306 m
1,004 ft
63 2008
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Indirect energy (purchased electricity) consumption in the hotels and resorts and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
The impact of our hotels and resorts on biodiversity
Water consumption in our guest rooms, laundry, swimming pool sand gardens
Waste generation in our hotels and resorts
Water in the UAE is mostly derived from sea water through an energy-intensive desalination process
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT contd..
Water in the lobby/mezzanine rolling water embankment and shooting fountain is recycled but there are no further specific environmental measures or environmental plans in place at Burj Al Arab.
There are a total of more than 4,000 fish in the aquarium, which was created over the course of three months by Pangea Rocks. They take extreme pride in nurturing fish and providing it with as natural an environment as much as possible.
Jumeirah's organizational structure to successfully manage the widespread growth and change the company is undergoing.
Jumeirah has extensive expansion plans to grow its assortment of luxury hotels and resorts into key gateway or letterhead cities and inspirational resort destinations internationally.
They enhanced the governance structure to better protect their stakeholders interests.
They established the CR Review Group as part of the governance structure to strengthen overall CR practices.
Dubai, 26 November 2012: Jumeirah Group, the global hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, has signed a management agreement to operate a luxury hotel in central Mumbai, India.
The hotel is part of a major new development in the Lower Parel district of the city and is expected to open in 2017.
This agreement represents the first phase of Jumeirah Group’s expansion into India. The company is currently in advanced negotiations on potential projects for hotels and resorts in other key destinations in India.
BENEFITS OF PROJECT TO SOCIETY
A landmark for its country
An achievement
Boosts tourism
An eye candy for locals
Benefits of Project Management
Reduces resistance to change
Provides structured and proven project approach
Improves project definition and planning
Better project tools & techniques
Better control of scope changes
Reduces project failures
Role of Project Manager
Collaboration between engineers, architects, designers and project organisers
Project manager : Plan, Schedule & To break down the project cycle and activities.
Strategic processes are to be adopted and implemented in each phase (to mitigate risk around the phases)
Interface Management method was used.
Controversies
The Biggest Christian Cross In the Muslim
World
Secondary controversies
Builders had to put concrete piles at an approximate of 130mts to get it into the sand for the security of a foundation.
Creation of a tough surface by the engineers was made by making use of huge rocks, which were circled in the pattern of a honeycomb.
The entire process for reclaiming the land over the sea took about 3 years to be accomplished.
Technologies Used in Construction
Cantilever’s Top Climbing Jump Form system for the main core area.
The form system chosen for the wing walls and the stair cores was Doka's SKE automatic-climbing form system.
Doka designed the forms such that only two climbing brackets per form were necessary.
The fewer suspension points meant fewer man hours were required for each operation therefore saving time and money.
Technologies Used in Construction contd…
Another place where technology was used was in the form system for the main floors.
This form was designed as a flying cable and was supported by brackets attached to the walls.
In addition, Meinhardt International helped the joint venture re-engineer the slabs to a post-tensioned design.
Reducing the labor on reinforcing steel and time required to get sufficient strength to strip the form (Doka).
UnIquEneSS
Iconic structure for DUBAI World’s only 7-STAR Hotel Aquarium Tennis court Helipad of 24m dia. @ height of 200m
above ground Tallest interior atrium (180m height) Rests on an man-made island that is
300m offshore Architected by Tom Wright (World’s best
architect) The building's design is influenced by
the profile of an Arabian sailing ship.
AMAZING FACTS!!!!
The building contains over 70,000 cu.m of concrete and 9,000 tonnes of steel.
The whole project was carried out in co-operation with the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).
Central to the hotel's design is the atrium. It takes up a third of the interior space and, with a height of 182 metres; it could accommodate the Statue of Liberty.
Problems faced during construction
The foundation used in this hotel is Pile Foundation and a total of 230 – 40 meter long concrete piles were drived into the sand.
The foundation is held in place not by bedrock, but by the friction of the sand and silt along the length of the piles.
Engineers created a surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honey-comb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion.
It took three years to reclaim the land from the sea, but less than three years to construct the building itself.
Before After
RESTAURANT
Al Muntaha (Arabic for "Highest" or "Ultimate"), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed to a panoramic elevator.
Al Mahara ("Oyster"), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 990,000 L (35,000 cu ft) of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 cm (7.1 in) thick.
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