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A futuristic skyscraper measuring more than 3000ft tall is planned to be built in Saudi Arabia.
But for engineers, it’s a tall order and they are trying to work out how to construct the massive tower by testing methods of pumping wet concrete, which would need to travel half a mile skywards.
The Kingdom Tower, which is intended to be erected in Jeddah, is planned to be 3,280ft (1km) tall but there are huge challenges to be overcome in its construction, including how to build tall lifts and reduce its overall weight.
A tall order: The Kingdom tower, which is intended to be erected in Jeddah, is planned to be 3,280ft (1,000metres) tall. An artist's impression of what the finished development could look lie is pictured
The developers of the massive tower have confirmed that a company named Advances Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has begun investigations on the materials needed to build the monster skyscraper.
They are said to be around half a million cubic metres of concrete and approximately 80,000 tonnes of steel, The Saudi Gazette reported.
The skyscraper is intended to be the centrepiece of the Kingdom City development beside the Red Sea and have 200 floors, 160 of which would be habitable.
It is estimated to cost $1.23bn and would be 568ft (173metres) taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower.
‘ACTS will also deploy special equipment to evaluate the rheological properties of concrete to ensure concrete will be pumpable to very high elevations,’ the article said.
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Kingdom Tower engineers puzzled by how to build the world's next tallest skyscraper | Mail Online
A futuristic skyscraper measuring more than 3000ft tall is planned to be built in Saudi Arabia.
But for engineers, it’s a tall order and they are trying to work out how to construct the massive tower by testing methods of pumping wet concrete, which would need to travel half a mile skywards.
The Kingdom Tower, which is intended to be erected in Jeddah, is planned to be 3,280ft (1km) tall but there are huge challenges to be overcome in its construction, including how to build tall lifts and reduce its overall weight.
A tall order: The Kingdom tower, which is intended to be erected in Jeddah, is planned to be 3,280ft (1,000metres) tall. An artist's impression of what the finished development could look lie is pictured
The developers of the massive tower have confirmed that a company named Advances Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has begun investigations on the materials needed to build the monster skyscraper.
They are said to be around half a million cubic metres of concrete and approximately 80,000 tonnes of steel, The Saudi Gazette reported.
The skyscraper is intended to be the centrepiece of the Kingdom City development beside the Red Sea and have 200 floors, 160 of which would be habitable.
It is estimated to cost $1.23bn and would be 568ft (173metres) taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower.
‘ACTS will also deploy special equipment to evaluate the rheological properties of concrete to ensure concrete will be pumpable to very high elevations,’ the article said.
Read more from here:
Kingdom Tower engineers puzzled by how to build the world's next tallest skyscraper | Mail Online
