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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by asumo12: 6:59pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Amazing |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 7:00pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Some skyscrapers in Dubai have over 75,000 tons of concrete, casting it during the day in desert heat is another big problem. Sometimes temperature can hit 50°c, that's a lot of heat. Mixing concrete this time can be dangerous, the heat can give cracks to the building. Cracks can make the building crumble, so engineers have to cast through the night. 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Davidhero(m): 7:09pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
chei i came late sha .... But i no miss .... |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by codeslayer(m): 7:19pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
As a late comer, make i siddon for backseat dey view jejely. explorers carry go! |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by jmichlins(m): 7:26pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Explorers:was watching one documentary on how the building was constructed and it was said that the reservoir was meant to steady the building from huge and fast desert winds. When building the skyscraper they noticed a slight movement as a result of wind movement |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Adesiji77: 7:28pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Dubai is indeed a jewel in the desert. You really need to view the city from Burj Khalifa Tower...you will love it. Would have loved to be there this year but "dollar don cost" Nice one @Explorers 4 Likes |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Laveda(f): 7:41pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Wow |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by drepixel(m): 7:42pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Always enlightening and educating.
@Explorer, kip it up Bro. |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 8:13pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Another challenge is protecting the buildings from the severe desert storms in Dubai. 1 Like
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Malayy(m): 8:14pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Funjosh:oga don't derail this thread. just agree with the dude.. so he will move on.. |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Funjosh(m): 8:18pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Malayy: We have moved on sir. I encouraged you to read our conversations well |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 8:23pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
The Burl Al Arab is one of the tallest and most expensive hotels in the world. A week here in the VIP palace can cost up to $100,000. The wind in Dubai can reach up to 80mph, protecting the buildings from the wind is another tough challenge for the city engineers. This is the testing facility for their designs. They use the wind from an old aircraft's engine as a giant wind machine to test the thickness of the glasses on the buildings and how they can withstand the desert wind/storm. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 8:34pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
At full speed, the engine reach over 150kmph, that's a strong and severe storm. The testing crew add water to the wind from the engine as rain, the slightest crack will bring water to the other side of the glass. If the inspectors spot water inside or other side of the glass, it means the design has failed. 1 Like 2 Shares
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by DEIFIED(m): 8:43pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Woww, this is wonderfull. op i believe you have seen this >>http://listverse.com/2016/09/04/10-real-places-on-earth-that-seem-scientifically-impossible/ |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 8:45pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
But that's not enough to protect other parts of the building. In Burj Al Arab the most impressive technology is underneath. The wind blowing across the gulf are so strong that they could bend or even break the concrete core of the building. So engineers wrapped Burj Al Arab in a strong steel frame, bolted to a steel spine(exoskeleton) to stabilize the concrete core during severe storm. 1 Like
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Electronzeez(m): 8:55pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Explorers: Reverse osmosis comes to mind . |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:01pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Inside the skeleton are shock absorbers, these moves against the direction of the winds and reduces the motion. 1 Like 3 Shares
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:09pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
But when the wind blow from the desert, there's another threat, sand. The most violent sand storm can shutdown the city for days, hold traffic, or ground planes. 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:16pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
About four times a year, this crew wash the Burj Al Arab because of the sand storm. It takes about fourteen nights to wash the sand off the building to make it shine again. 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Lordseyad(m): 9:16pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Ooh Lord! |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by DerKlassiker: 9:23pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Great Engineering. Well done Explorers. Always giving mind blowing thread back to back. Cc: Lalasticlala. Front page material, 1000 Yards! 2 Likes |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:29pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Most of Dubai's wealth and economic growth comes from a geological treasure, oil. But extracting it another major challenge for the engineers. The arabian gulf has more oil than anywhere else on the planet, holding over 500Billion barrels of oil but tapping is difficult. 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by daamazing(m): 9:33pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
herald9:but extreme engineering is shown on discovery family (world) and not Sony max? 1 Like |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:34pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
The water is over 200ft deep, at the bottom, up to 2miles of rocks and sand sitting on the oil field.
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 9:45pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
The newly constructed jackup rig, cost about $165M and having up to 1000 people working on it.
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 10:03pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Dubai is the fastest growing desert city in the world, to attract the super rich and sustain the growth, it needs a beach for real estate which is limited in supply. So the engineers came up with this, man made islands shaped like a giant palm tree and the world map. It is an extreme feat of engineering. More than the size of a thousand football field, sitting on almost 7million tons of rocks, 150million tons of sand, and creating space for almost 5000 homes. A luxury resort built right into the ocean. 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 10:12pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
This is the type of machine/dredger used to build the island. It can reap up to 100,000 tons of sand and rocks from the sea floor weekly.
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 10:18pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
It takes a whole fleet of dredgers with satellite feeding the exact shape of the island into their navigation systems.
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Nobody: 10:21pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Am salivating already.. |
Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 10:21pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
They shoot the sand back into the sea till the rough shape of the island rises above the sea surface.
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by Explorers(m): 10:27pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
Finally, boats with huge suction engines smooths the rough edges, then the island is ready for people to move in. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Jewel In The Desert: A Trip To Dubai, Most Amazing Desert City On Earth. by herald9: 11:20pm On Sep 04, 2016 |
daamazing:Oh... That was a mistake. Thanks. 1 Like |
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