Individual Assignment No 1 (Tall Bulding Construction, BFB40203)

All discussion should follow by sketches. Elaborate base on experience from real project
of Cantoon Tower China, Burj Khalifah Dubai, Marina Sand Bay Hotel Singapore, Burj
Al Arab Dubai, Taipei 101 Hong Kong and KLCC Twin Tower Malaysia. You can also
refer other real project such as construction of Mega Project around the world. Adapt the
methods, technologies, systems and how to overcome the challanges or problems.

1. Construction of Tall Building require special tools, materials, equipments, methods of

construction, vertical lifting systems, foundation system and many more. Learning of
developing Tall Building will become more interesting and challengging. Therefore,
focus on construction of shear wall. Discuss the suitable method that can be adapted
from construction of Mega Struture and Tall Building around the world. Tips; critically
discuss type of formwork system, how the system works, what was the advantages, think
of the method of construction, type of concrete, duration to completed each floor, speed
of construction, quality of concrete finishing, how to do the concreting, function of tower
crane, concrete pump and so on.

2. Safety in construction is the major concern now days. It is a good practice to be

implement. As a future engineer, develop a safety concept focus on fire safety to be
implemented in construction of tall building. Tips, refer real construction of tall
building and find out fundamental in safety and health
a. in conceptual stage as a client to the building which is in early stage during
propose of design concept by architech (example idea : early planning about
escape root, how about emergency respond plan ext...)
b. during construction process as the developers or contractors (example idea :
emergency respond plan for construction workers, stock pile of flammable or
semi flammable materials on site, escappe root, do they have difference section
to construct ext..
c. after completion as the facilities asset management of the building for the
occupants. (example idea : permenant resident, temporrary occupant
3. Method of construction is important to be established in early stage for the benefit of
determination of actual duration, cost, resources and manpower. Concreting method is
one of the important topic to be study for the sucessfull of the project. Therefore, discuss
the challange for method of concreting in situation listed. Tips: think about action to
be taken before, during and after finish concreting.
a. Concreting for huge structure in deep excavation area such as raft foundation.
How to pour concrete in a huge volume? Time estimate? Number of manpower?
Working schedule? Number of machineries? Ext..
b. Method to deliver fresh concrete in tall building in huge floor area and thin
shear wall section. Now, think on building high and big volume of concrete?
Concrete mix proportion?
c. Quality control of pouring concrete in hot wheather condition such as in
Dubai. Think on mix proportion, superplasticizer, water content? Curing
method? Type of element? Shear wall? Floor? Supercolumn? Ext..

4. Construction of foundation is part of the challange for Geotechnical Engineers. The

decision of selecting type of foundation may be varies due the SI report, actual soil
profile discover on site and also from the concept of the building. Base on actual project
as listed, summaries the actual solution taken in dealing with problems and solutions
for foundation in each buildings.
a. CantonTower
b. Burj Khalifah
c. Marina Bay Hotel
d. Burj Al Arab
e. Taipei 101
f. KLCC
5. Base from Figure 1 and Figure 2.
a. Proposed the suitable structural system. Provide suitable sketches in your
discussion.
b. Discus the consideration of load analysis. Tips; type of load, crithical load,
shape of building, element in the building, load distribution, influence from type
of load ext.
c. Stability of structure due to seismic and wind load. You can discuss base on
your assumption. Tips; shape, wind speed, geotechnical report, damper system.
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d. Propose the vertical transport system
e. Propose the stability of facade system.

6. Discuss about sheet pile and diaphragm wall in construction of deep foundation. Tips;
discuss with suitable sketches
Figure 1
Figure 2