The Burj Tower

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 Contents

1. Models
2. Project Brief
3. g
Figures & Quantities
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4. Structural Overview

5. Sequence of Work
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6. Cranage & Hoisting

7. Concrete Placement
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8. Survey & Monitoring

9. Spire Erection
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10. Photographs
 Model

The Burj is a landmark high rise structure part of a very important

development scheme in downtown Dubai
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 Model

Some artistical impressions…

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THE B
BURJ T
TOWER
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THE B
BURJ T
TOWER
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THE B
BURJ T
TOWER
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THE B
BURJ T
TOWER
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 Project Brief
Pinnacle

Spire

Project Name The Burj Tower

Communication (L160)

Duration 47Months (Feb. ’05 ~ Dec. ’08)

Office (L153)

Cost 876,000,000 USD

Observatory
(L123)
Owner EMAAR Properties

Residence (L108)
Floors Above 160 floors
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Height Above 800m

Usage Hotel Residence,

Hotel, Residence Office
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Hotel (L39)
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 Project Brief

.Client Emaar Properties PJSC

.Consultants

Project Manager Turner Construction Int’l.

Int’l

Design Skidmore, Owings & Merill (SOM)

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Supervision Hyder Consulting

Quantity Surveyor DG Jones Int

Int’ll.
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.Construction Period
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01 Feb 2005 – 30 Dec 2008

 Figures & Quantities

Some salient figures

g and quantities:
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•Total height of the tower : More than 800 M

•Gross area tower : 279,000 sq. M
•Gross area podium : 186,000 sq. M
•Total concrete quantity tower : 145,000
145 000 cubic M
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•Total concrete quantity podium : 115,000 cubic M

•Overall concrete quantity : 260,000 cubic M
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•Overall rebar quantity : 34,000 tons

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 Structural Overview

• Y-shaped floor plan is ideal for residential program

– Maximizes window perimeter to floor plate area
– Is inherently stable

• Buttressed core
– Three wings arranged around central core
– Each wing supports other two

• Setbacks occur at each wing in a spiraling pattern

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– Reduces vortex shedding by changing building shape 2

4 times
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 TOWER
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Analysis Model
 Structural Overview

Hotell Residential
H R id i l
Floor plan
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Typical Floor Plan

 Structural Overview

T
Tower Seismic
S i i DDesign
i

• 500 yyear Event

• Wind Typically Governs

• Seismic Only Governs near Top

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 Structural Overview

Predicted Wind Drift

• Location Elevation Drift

( )
(m) ((mm))

Top Communications +604.9 1450

• Top Office +569.7 1250

• Observatory +442.1 750

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• Top Residential +375.3 540

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• 50 year wind event

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 TOWER
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3D View Under Construction

 Sequence of Work
Typical Work Sequence
wing-A

C-1 C-3
[Section A-A]

C-2

wing-C
A wing-
wing
B

[Work Sequence]

Level 0
Le el -1
Level 1
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3 to 5 levels below 2 levels below

Level -2
Level -3
Level -4
2 levels below
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Level -5
5
6 to 8 levels below
Level -6 3levels below
Level -7 Wing Wing Corridor Corner Slab
Level -8 Slab Slab
THE B

Level -9
9 Center Lobby Slab

Nose Slab Wing Corewall Center Corewall Corner Slab

 Sequence of Work
Work Sequence & Shoring Plan

Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

: Con’c Pouring : Slab formwork : Slab formwork : Con’c Pouring
: Rebar Installation
: MEP
N+1

N+0

Form Form
Additional Form
N-1 Raking Shore
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Form
N-2
1/2 of
1/2 of Raking 1/2 of Raking Raking
Shore Shore Shore
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N3
N-3

2/3 of
2/3 of Prop
N-4 Prop

1/3 of
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2/3 of Prop
Prop
N-5

Tower Slab Formwork

 Cranage & Hoisting
Overall Equipments Layout
. Tower Crane - 3 nos.
T/C#M1 : Favco M440D (25ton)
T/C#M2 : Favco M380D ((25ton))
T/C#M3 : Favco M220D (11ton)
Pump#1~#3

. Hoist - 14 cages
Ph
Phase 1 (Ground
(G d ~ L100) : H/C#1
H/C#1~#4
#4 (8
(8cages)) T/C#M2 T/C#M3
Phase 2 (L100 ~ L142) : H/C#5~#6 (4 cages)
Phase 3 (L142 ~ SL2) : H/C#7 (2 cages)
Jump
p Hoist : Jump#1,
p , Jump#2
p (2( cages)
g )
H/C#3 4
H/C#3~4
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H/C#7
. Concrete Pump - 4 nos.
Pump#1~#3 (Ground Level) : High Pressure H/C#5~6
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P
Pump#4
#4 (L124) for
f Secondary
S d Pumping
P i
H/C#1~2

. Concrete Placing Boom - 4 nos.

CPB#1. for Center core : 32m Boom
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T/C#M1
CPB#2~#4. for Wing core : 28m Boom
 Cranage & Hoisting
Tower Crane – Installation Method

Con’c Placing
g
T/C#M2 T/C#M3 Boom
M380D M220D

Climbing
Core wall form
3rd Bracket
Installation
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Installation
Height : 48m

Top
collar
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T/C#M1 :
M440D
Clamping Height
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: 15.5 ~ 17m

Bottom
collar
 Cranage & Hoisting
Tower Crane - Dismantling Method TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 8 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +691. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +681. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 6 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +668. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZA

T/ STEEL EL: +665. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZA

T/ STEEL EL: +659. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 5
T/ STEEL EL: +656. 1

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - MEZZA

T/ STEEL EL: +652. 9

Multi Step
p Method 1st Station
23

22

21
SPI RE LEVEL 4
T/ STEEL EL: +646. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 3 - MEZZA

T/ STEEL EL: +640. 0

20

19 SPI RE LEVEL 3
T/ STEEL EL: +633. 6

- 1st Station : L161

18

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZA

T/ STEEL EL: +627. 2
17

16
SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZA
T/ STEEL EL: +620. 8

15 SPI RE LEVEL 2
W
T/ STEEL EL: +617. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 1 - MEZZA

14 T/ STEEL EL: +614. 4

2nd
13

- Station: L99
LEVEL 162 / SPI RE LEV
T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

12

11
LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

10

LEVEL 160

LEVEL 159

3nos. Recovery
y Crane LEVEL 158
7

LEVEL 157 4

- Favco 242R, Ogawa OT4520, Favco SDD3/10 LEVEL 156

LEVEL 155
2

LEVEL 154

LEVEL 153

LEVEL 152

LEVEL 151

LEVEL 150

LEVEL 149

LEVEL 148

LEVEL 147
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LEVEL 145

LEVEL 143

LEVEL 142

LEVEL 141

LEVEL 140

LEVEL 135
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LEVEL 130

LEVEL 125

LEVEL 120

LEVEL 115
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LEVEL 110

2nd Station
LEVEL 105

S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

4500 4500 4500 4500 4500

LEVEL 100
LEVEL 99
 Cranage & Hoisting
TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 8 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +691. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +681. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 6 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +668. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE2

T/ STEEL EL: +665. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +659. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 5
T/ STEEL EL: +656. 1

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +652. 9 TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704.

SPI RE LEVEL 4
T/ STEEL EL: +646. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 3 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +640. 0

SPI RE LEVEL 3
T/ STEEL EL: +633. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE2 SPI RE LEVEL 8 BAS

T/ STEEL EL: +627. 2
T/ STEEL EL: +691.

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +620. 8

W SPI RE LEVEL 2
T/ STEEL EL: +617. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 1 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +614. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BAS

LEVEL 162 / SPI RE LEVEL 1 T/ STEEL EL: +681.
T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

Step 1 : Main T/C Dismantling

LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

10

LEVEL 160

LEVEL 159 SPI RE LEVEL 6 BAS

7
T/ STEEL EL: +668.

LEVEL 158 SPI RE LEVEL 5 - M

1) Main T/C Descending to L161

T/ STEEL EL: +665.
5

LEVEL 157 4

3
SPI RE LEVEL 5 - M
T/ STEEL EL: +659.
LEVEL 156 2

SPI RE LEVEL 5
1 T/ STEEL EL: +656.

LEVEL 155

2) Main T/C Dismantled to L99 by Favco 242R

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - M
T/ STEEL EL: +652.
LEVEL 154

LEVEL 153

LEVEL 152 SPI RE LEVEL 4

T/ STEEL EL: +646.

LEVEL 151

3) Dismantled Components moved to Ground LEVEL 150

LEVEL 149

LEVEL 148
SPI RE LEVEL 3 - M
T/ STEEL EL: +640.

LEVEL 147 SPI RE LEVEL 3

T/ STEEL EL: +633.

by
y Ogawa
g OT4520 LEVEL 145
Favco
TOWER
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SPI RE LEVEL 2 - M
T/ STEEL EL: +627.

LEVEL 143

LEVEL 142

LEVEL 141
242R W
SPI RE LEVEL 2 - M
T/ STEEL EL: +620.

SPI RE LEVEL 2
T/ STEEL EL: +617.

LEVEL 140 SPI RE LEVEL 1 - M

T/ STEEL EL: +614.

LEVEL 162 / SPI RE

T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

LEVEL 135
L161 LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

10

LEVEL 130 LEVEL 160

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LEVEL 159
7
LEVEL 125

LEVEL 158

LEVEL 120
Main T/C 5

LEVEL 157 4

LEVEL 115 LEVEL 156 2

THE B

LEVEL 155
LEVEL 110

LEVEL 154

LEVEL 105

S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

4500 4500 4500 4500 4500

LEVEL 100
LEVEL 99
 Cranage & Hoisting
TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 8 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +691. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +681. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 6 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +668. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE2

T/ STEEL EL: +665. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +659. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 5

1st Station
T/ STEEL EL: +656. 1

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +652. 9 TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 4
T/ STEEL EL: +646. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 3 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +640. 0

SPI RE LEVEL 3
T/ STEEL EL: +633. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE2

T/ STEEL EL: +627. 2
SPI RE LEVEL 8 BASE
T/ STEEL EL: +691. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +620. 8

W SPI RE LEVEL 2
T/ STEEL EL: +617. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 1 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +614. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BASE

LEVEL 162 / SPI RE LEVEL 1 T/ STEEL EL: +681. 7
T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

Step 2 : Favco 242R Dismantling

LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

LEVEL 160

LEVEL 159 SPI RE LEVEL 6 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +668. 9

LEVEL 158 SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZ

1) Favco SDD 3/10 Installed on L161

T/ STEEL EL: +665. 7

LEVEL 157

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZ

T/ STEEL EL: +659. 3
LEVEL 156
SPI RE LEVEL 5
T/ STEEL EL: +656. 1

LEVEL 155

2) Favco 242R Dismantled to L99 by Favco SDD3/10

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - MEZ
T/ STEEL EL: +652. 9
LEVEL 154

LEVEL 153

LEVEL 152 SPI RE LEVEL 4

T/ STEEL EL: +646. 4

LEVEL 151

3) Dismantled Components moved to Ground LEVEL 150

LEVEL 149

LEVEL 148
SPI RE LEVEL 3 - MEZ
T/ STEEL EL: +640. 0

LEVEL 147 SPI RE LEVEL 3

T/ STEEL EL: +633. 6

by Ogawa OT4520.
OT4520 LEVEL 145
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SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZ

T/ STEEL EL: +627. 2

LEVEL 143
SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZ
T/ STEEL EL: +620. 8
LEVEL 142

LEVEL 141

LEVEL 140
Favco 242R W SPI RE LEVEL 2
T/ STEEL EL: +617. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 1 - MEZ

T/ STEEL EL: +614. 4

LEVEL 162 / SPI RE L

T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

LEVEL 135
L161 LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

LEVEL 130
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Favco
LEVEL 125

SDD3/10
LEVEL 120

LEVEL 115
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LEVEL 110

2nd Station
LEVEL 105

S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

4500 4500 4500 4500 4500

LEVEL 100
LEVEL 99
 Cranage & Hoisting
TOP OF SPI RE
T/ STEEL EL: +704. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 8 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +691. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 7 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +681. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 6 BASE

T/ STEEL EL: +668. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE2

T/ STEEL EL: +665. 7

SPI RE LEVEL 5 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +659. 3

SPI RE LEVEL 5
T/ STEEL EL: +656. 1

SPI RE LEVEL 4 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +652. 9

SPI RE LEVEL 4
T/ STEEL EL: +646. 4

SPI RE LEVEL 3 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +640. 0

SPI RE LEVEL 3
T/ STEEL EL: +633. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE2

T/ STEEL EL: +627. 2

SPI RE LEVEL 2 - MEZZANI NE1

T/ STEEL EL: +620. 8

W SPI RE LEVEL 2
T/ STEEL EL: +617. 6

SPI RE LEVEL 1 - MEZZANI NE

T/ STEEL EL: +614. 4

LEVEL 162 / SPI RE LEVEL 1

T/ SLAB EL: +608. 0

Step 3 : Ogawa OT4520 Dismantling

LEVEL 161
T/ SLAB EL: +601. 9

LEVEL 160

LEVEL 159

LEVEL 158

1) Favco SDD 3/10 Re-installed on L99 LEVEL 157

LEVEL 156

LEVEL 155

2) Ogawa OT4520 Dismantled to Ground by Favco LEVEL 154

LEVEL 153

LEVEL 152

SDD3/10 LEVEL 151

LEVEL 150

LEVEL 149

LEVEL 148

LEVEL 147

LEVEL 145
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LEVEL 143

LEVEL 142

LEVEL 141

LEVEL 140
Ogawa
OT4520
Step 4 : Favco SDD3/10 Dismantling LEVEL 135

VEL 105
LEVEL 130

1) Favco SDD 3/10 Dismantled Manually

BURJ T

S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

4500 4500 4500 4500 4500

LEVEL 125

VEL 100

LEVEL 120
L99 VEL 99

LEVEL 115
THE B

LEVEL 110
Favco
SDD3/10
2nd Station LEVEL 105

S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1

4500 4500 4500 4500 4500

LEVEL 100
LEVEL 99
 Concrete Placement
Concrete Placement Method

Level Height Pouring Method Remarks

Target Height
Ground ~ L145 531 m Direct Pumping
(RC Structure)
Secondary Pump on
L146 ~ L160M 624 m Re-pumping
L124 (East wing 442m)

L160M ~ Spire1 681.7 m Hopper by T/C From Ground Level

. Concrete Pump Pumping Area

(Ground Level)
Level Pressure Output Engine Remarks Pipe Lines

2 nos
nos. of Main
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Pump#1~#3 185 / 320 bar 71 / 36 m3/hr 470 kw

1 no. of Stand by
Secondary
Pump#4 220 / 260 bar 110 m3/hr 200 kw
Pumping
CPB#4
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. Concrete
C t Pl
Placing
i Boom
B

- 32m boom for Center Core CPB#1 CPB#3

- 3nos. of 28m boom for Wing Core
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. Pipe Lines
CPB#2
- D150mm, THK 11mm
- 5 Lines (1 for back up)
 Concrete Placement
Pipe Line Schedule Pinnacle
Line#1. (L160)
for Center Core Top of Finial : Spire

Line#5 (L160)
Line#5. L160Mezzanine : Steel Structure
for Back up
L154 : RC Structure

Pump#4.
P #4
(Secondary Pump on L124) Line#3. (L124)
for East Wing
Line#4. (L112)
Line#2. (L139) for West Wing
for South Wing
TOWER
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Pumping
p g Area
Pump#1~#3
 Concrete Placement
Re-pumping

Spire1
Line#5 : Back up (~L154)
( L154)
(682m)

4500
Line#1 (~L154)
W1
S1 E1

S2 E2
Concrete Hopper 00
45
00
45
: L160 ~ S
Spire1
i 1 (58
(58m)) 00 45
00
45

WN1 W WS1 WS2

CPB#2
CPB#1
L160 Mezzanine (624m)
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Direct pumping Target Height

: Ground ~ L145 (531m)
Secondary Pumping
L124
: L142 ~ L160M (182m)
Secondary
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Pumping Location

Line#2 (~L139)

L124 (442m)
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: Vertical
V ti l LiLine P
Position
iti
Secondary Pump
 Survey & Monitoring

Low Level Tower Control

• Classical Control Method

XYZ

XYZ

XYZ
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XYZ
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 Survey & Monitoring

High Level Tower Control

XYZ
XYZ

GPS RTK
XYZ

XYZ

ANTENNA ANTENNA

ANTENNA
TOWER
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REFERENCE
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STATION
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 Survey & Monitoring
Level 146
Monitoring Program
Level 138

. Main Control Room

- Location ; B2 Level
- Plan for Integrating Raft and Survey Level 112
Monitoring Level 108

g & Extensometer
. Strain Gauge Level 92

- Total number ; 211EA (except Raft)

- Location Level 76
: Outrigger Floor Level Level 72
TOWER
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: Middle
Middl Fl
Floor LLevell between
b t Outrigger
O ti Floors
Fl
: Level 5, 16, 19, 26, 39, 43, 58, 72, 76, 92, Level 58

108, 112, 138, 146 (14 Floors)

Level 43
Level 39
BURJ T

. Wind
Wi d Speed/Direction,
S d/Di ti Temperature,
T t Humidity
H idit
- Location ; Level 5, 43, 76, 112, 146 Level 26
(Tower Outside)
Level 19
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Level 16

. Communication Control Module (CCM) Level 5

- LAN/Network Interface
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TOWER
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 Spire Erection
Spire Erection Method

Support Beam & Lifting Equipment Installation

Lifting Block Installation & Assembling

Spire Assembly Lifting & Connection Block Erection

TOWER
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Temporary Spire Bottom Block Engaging

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Completion of Lifting

Dismantling of Temporary Spire Bottom Block

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Th k you !
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