DUBAI | Burj Khalifah (Burj Dubai) | 828 M / 2,716.5 FT - Pinnacle | 162 FLOORS [Archive] - Page 68

Tadd

Sep 14, 2008, 10:55 PM

How does one know if they lie? I'm not saying they would. But if someone built a big tower and said it was 1000m tall...how could you check that? Lasers? Hold a 1000m stick next to it?

You could also measure the distance to the base of the building from some point (down the street from the building, for instance) and then measure the angle up to the top from that same point. Now, if I can remember my trig, you can calculate the building height as TAN(angle)*baseDistance.

Yasir

Sep 14, 2008, 11:07 PM

You throw a stone from the top and see how long it takes to get to the bottom... or you could get a 1km long string and tie it to the top of the highest antenna an then let it fall, subtract the extra bit thats laying on the floor from 1,000 and you have your answer. :-)

You could even stick 200 50m measuring tapes together and then measure the tower, that of course would entail having to lay the tower on its side, you never know!

Tom In Chicago

Sep 15, 2008, 3:43 PM

You could also measure the distance to the base of the building from some point (down the street from the building, for instance) and then measure the angle up to the top from that same point. Now, if I can remember my trig, you can calculate the building height as TAN(angle)*baseDistance.

You're assuming that "some point" down the street is at the same level as the base of the building. . .

. . .

drewmandan

Sep 15, 2008, 10:07 PM

That's a pretty safe assumption, actually. The bigger error by far will be in the angle measurement.

Fury

Sep 16, 2008, 1:11 AM

Hi all.

We have reached another tier top so here is another of my pic to plan comparisons.

Thanx Dennis Segeren for the pic.

http://i37.tinypic.com/k9c47q.jpg

:cheers:

Apex

Sep 16, 2008, 1:13 AM

^^ Quick question. These uppermost tiers are going to be uninhabited, right? So why are they building floorplates?

Fury

Sep 16, 2008, 4:46 AM

Hi Apex.

There will be a terrace at the top of each tier right up to tier 26. The window washers and mantainence workers will need to get to them. By the looks of the prints I have (far from complete) they will pour concrete floors on all the sections with terraces and section 20B probably because the base of the pinnacle is there. Of course all of the named levels in the steel section will also have concrete floors.

:cheers:

ht-freak

Sep 17, 2008, 1:42 AM

Using trig to measure building heights is only accurate when the side you're measuring from remains constant such as a square or rectangle. For buildings with setbacks the "leg" you're measuring from would now actually "bend" backwards away from you giving you an inaccurate measurement. This method would only work if you knew the exact length of point A to point B to the beginning of the vertical leg "in" the building up to the apex from where you're measuring.

drewmandan

Sep 17, 2008, 5:27 PM

You can still do it if you know the average angle of setback, and use the law of sines. Then you can draw a median and reconstruct the height. So not a real problem.

ht-freak

Sep 18, 2008, 12:20 AM

What do you mean by "angle" of setbacks. Setbacks on buildings like Burj Dubai have 90 degree setbacks like stairs. You would need to know the length of each setback "leg" all the way to last vertical surface or even the superstructure. For that you might as well have the blueprint of the building.
Example, a building like the Seagram building in New York would be relatively easier than the Chrylser Building which has numerous setbacks topped off by an irregular surface shaped spire.

Tadd

Sep 18, 2008, 3:16 AM

The precision you would lose from not knowing the ground height at your measurement point, or the depth of the setbacks, is trivial compared to the error caused by eyeballing the angle. If you are really using transits to get the angle right and GPS to locate your position you probably have the sophistication and access to materials (laser rangefinder) to help.

The question that was asked was how to tell if they were lying.

How does one know if they lie? I'm not saying they would. But if someone built a big tower and said it was 1000m tall...how could you check that? Lasers? Hold a 1000m stick next to it?

I was trying to point out that there were other means of verification besides going after government records, dropping rocks from the top, or holding up a crap load of yard sticks next to it. My wife suggested taking a photo of the building and then counting the length of a known object (tractor trailer, crain of this or that model) in the photo vs the length of the building.

Using a 1960s Estes Rocket altitude spotter kit (a plastic protractor tool) we could probably figure out the height of the building to 10% or so.

TampaIllustratorUSA

Sep 18, 2008, 3:46 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2867404247_a1cf039af7_b.jpg

Yasir

Sep 18, 2008, 6:02 PM

^^^^^
:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

Tom In Chicago

Sep 18, 2008, 6:26 PM

I was trying to point out that there were other means of verification besides going after government records, dropping rocks from the top, or holding up a crap load of yard sticks next to it.

I find blueprints to be pretty accurate ;)

. . .

JDRCRASH

Sep 18, 2008, 6:32 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2867404247_a1cf039af7_b.jpg

:lmao: That is too funny...

M.K.

Sep 18, 2008, 6:48 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAA^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Wonderful Photoshopped Burj Dubai.... :haha: :haha: :haha: It is really that, the Castle of Sheiks. You did marvellous bringing it to the middle ages times. It is exactly the same as Ludwig with Neuschwanstein did.

jjk1103

Sep 19, 2008, 3:00 AM

.....so how many more feet to the top ?

Yasir

Sep 19, 2008, 5:53 AM

Does anyone know when it's expected to be completed? I'm have to travel to Abu Dhabi in December and if this is done I'll go to Dubai as well.

catmai

Sep 19, 2008, 6:48 AM

the building is so cool`````````amamzing, I love it so much !

staff

Sep 19, 2008, 6:53 AM

Does anyone know when it's expected to be completed? I'm have to travel to Abu Dhabi in December and if this is done I'll go to Dubai as well.

Surely it won't be finished in December already? That been said, I don't see why that would be a reason not to go anyway. :D

Yasir

Sep 19, 2008, 11:01 AM

Dubai is BORING and the traffic: killer. The only reason I'd ever go there is to go to the top of the Burj.

GO_UAE

Sep 19, 2008, 3:13 PM

Okay.

williamchung taiwan

Sep 20, 2008, 7:15 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2867404247_a1cf039af7_b.jpg

like someone posted befroe.... Lord of Ring ?!

Yasir

Sep 20, 2008, 12:36 PM

No... Hogwarts from Harry Potter.

OhGreatOne

Sep 20, 2008, 6:08 PM

How does one know if they lie? I'm not saying they would. But if someone built a big tower and said it was 1000m tall...how could you check that? Lasers? Hold a 1000m stick next to it?

Well, you could ask 'em. It goes something like this: Politely ask them, "Excuse me, are you lying?" If they say, "no", then you know that they are telling the truth. Actually, the Law of Cosines works very well, providing, of course, that you have an accurate way to measure angles of elevation. Just take two points on level ground some distance to the building, collinear with the base of the building. Measure the distance between these two points and, of course, the angle of elevation from each point to the top of the Holy Burj. You should get an obtuse triangle, from which you should be able to apply the Law of Cosines: c = sqr root (a^2 + b^2 - 2 ab cos C ).

Fury

Sep 20, 2008, 7:27 PM

:previous: - Blueprints and plans work better. :shrug:

Fury

Sep 21, 2008, 7:29 PM

Hi all.

Flickr - Joi - 08 09 20

http://i33.tinypic.com/r0dzyp.jpg
Full size: http://flickr.com/photos/joi/2874285211/sizes/o/

The first column of tier 22 / section 22 is up today so we are now at 707.3 m.

:cheers:

vanhenrik

Sep 21, 2008, 7:33 PM

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/09-21BurjDubai.jpg

111,7 m to go !!! yess yess !

[SP]Neo

Sep 22, 2008, 12:53 PM

very nice picture fury. it looks like the burj grows in the outer space...:-P

NYC4Life

Sep 22, 2008, 9:25 PM

111,7 m to go !!! yess yess !

How high can it go :D

vanhenrik

Sep 22, 2008, 10:03 PM

How high can it go :D

dont know maybe max 900 m

vanhenrik

Sep 22, 2008, 10:04 PM

i think vBulletin has some kond of problem !
ssc is down end even this site has some kind of problem !

Fury

Sep 22, 2008, 11:57 PM

dont know maybe max 900 m

It will NOT be anywhere near 900 .......

Since the last change in the plans at level 112 they have not deviated at all from the 818.0 current plan. The only thing they could do now is extend the pinnacle by a few meters at best but I think this is highly unlikely this late in the game.

The 818.0 is from the floor of the ground level to the floor of the platform on the top of the structure - this will not change no matter what the CTBUH comes up with.

The CTBUH will do their measurement after completion of the structure and may include the concourse level 6 m. below the ground level as it has an entrance at "grade", also the handrail around the top platform that is 1.1 m. high as it is a permanent part of the structure.

So we could see any of these 4 ; 818.0 m., 819.1 m., 824.0 m., or 825.1 m.

:cheers:

Yasir

Sep 23, 2008, 12:57 AM

^^^^^
Quit ruining our fun with your logic! Go 900!!!

Untitled

Sep 23, 2008, 2:36 AM

The next great supertall can aim for 900. This one will suffice as the tallest building in the world. Arbitrary numbers don't mean much.

Yasir

Sep 24, 2008, 3:20 AM

Don't you understand? 900 is good, it's a big number with 2 zeros in the end! :-P

Apex

Sep 24, 2008, 10:15 PM

So how big is the spire going to be on this thing, because if it was going to be 100m, shouldn't they be getting that started here pretty soon?

smussuw

Sep 25, 2008, 3:25 PM

Panoramic view of Burj Dubai from our house. Higher resolution available here
http://rapidshare.com/files/148263128/untitled.bmp.html

scroll =======================>

http://i36.tinypic.com/mm3rk.jpg

other pix

http://i36.tinypic.com/2wcfnyt.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/29f2dzb.jpg

Surrealplaces

Sep 25, 2008, 6:23 PM

Nice update pictures.

NYC4Life

Sep 26, 2008, 12:39 AM

That's an amazing cluster of skyscrapers on the rise.

smussuw

Sep 26, 2008, 9:38 PM

A forumer suggested a software that auto-stitch the photos so here is the result. High Quality pic in this link

http://rapidshare.com/files/148574123/pano.jpg.html

http://i37.tinypic.com/154d21f.jpg

vanhenrik

Sep 28, 2008, 1:58 AM

wow !!!!!!!

http://www.pentominium.com/vt.html

Jonovision

Sep 28, 2008, 2:23 AM

Amazing video, but i don't think it belongs in this thread.

LoverOfDubai

Sep 28, 2008, 4:51 AM

Here is an update for the people that do not follow the construction progress on SkyscraperCity:

One of the two cranes is currently being dismantled.

http://i37.tinypic.com/fcte6a.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 26 September 2008

http://i38.tinypic.com/f2ldzl.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 26 September 2008

http://i37.tinypic.com/ao3sqa.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 26 September 2008

http://i36.tinypic.com/20jfwpf.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 27 September 2008

The spire is now visible.

http://i36.tinypic.com/1040lg5.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 27 September 2008

http://i38.tinypic.com/zu3u5e.jpg
by Old Town Resident; 27 September 2008

According to the forumers on SkyscraperCity, the Burj Dubai now stands at 713.7 metres (2,341.53 feet).

Lt. Washburn

Sep 28, 2008, 12:16 PM

Wow, that's great! Thanks.

John F

Sep 29, 2008, 9:30 PM

A little confused on the dismantling. I thought the crane beign taken apart was supposed to take itself apart first (lowering it's height) before the 2nd crane removed the crane cab and mast?

Fury

Sep 29, 2008, 10:17 PM

Hi John.

They removed the self climbing / lowering form a couple of weeks ago.

The same form is still on the remaining crane as it will probably self lower itself before they disassemble it.

A recovery crane is being erected as we speak. They will probably use it for cladding etc untill it is time to lower down the main crane - months away yet. They may use it to lower down the lower sections of the second main crane that is being disassembled now also.

A smaller recovery crane will be erected to lower the first recovery crane. It will be small enough to be taken down in an elevator.

:cheers:

John F

Sep 29, 2008, 11:11 PM

Thanks Fury, that explains it.

jjk1103

Sep 30, 2008, 11:51 PM

... page 1 of this thread says that occupancy is to take place on September 30th 2008 .......which is today.......so how far off are the estimates ?

jjk1103

Sep 30, 2008, 11:53 PM

..correction, the 30th of December !! ..so is it likely to make dead line ?

Fury

Oct 1, 2008, 3:55 AM

Hi all.

Completion was scheduled for Aug 2009 by the last schedule I have - over a year and 1/2 old.

:cheers:

Aleks

Oct 2, 2008, 3:51 AM

I found this picture while surfing the web and thought it was very cool looking.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2514588588_f2d505e25e_o.jpg
source. (http://flickr.com/photos/9208122@N05/2514588588)

Fury

Oct 3, 2008, 7:06 PM

Hi all

Flickr - Rudi Poletto - 08 09 29

http://i38.tinypic.com/14wzr5l.jpg

:cheers:

MapleLeaf

Oct 3, 2008, 10:16 PM

Isn´t it cute from so far above? :haha:

Dr. Taco

Oct 3, 2008, 11:54 PM

^^ my mouth found itself open after I looked at that last picture...

NYC4Life

Oct 4, 2008, 1:18 AM

That picture would had been very different just 5 years ago.

Fury

Oct 5, 2008, 6:22 AM

Hi all.

Time for some BD Cranes 101. This info is from plans - I can't see the model numbers on the actual cranes in any pics but I'm fairly sure they followed this.

Here is a table that answers pretty much every question ever asked in here.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2j2gkcz.jpg

TC#3 - Favco M220D - 11 ton - was the crane on the North side that was disassembled in sept '07 and put up on level 99 in Nov. '07 as recovery crane #2 (RC#2). Its mast is narrower at 2.0 by 2.0 m. where the other 2 masts are 2.4 by 2.4 m. but all are 4.0 m. high. The sections of the bigger 2 cranes weigh 4 tons.

TC#2 - Favco M380D - 25 ton - is the one being disassembled right now. It faced 240 degrees and it is done working on this structure.

TC#1 - Favco M440D - 25 ton - faces 120 degrees and will complete the top of the structure. It will be up for months yet. When finished it will self lower down to the bottom of its mast.

RC#1 - Favco 242R is the smaller blue crane just recently put up on level 159. It will be used to lower TC#1 down to level 99 where RC#2 will lower it to the ground.

RC#3 - Favco SDD3/10 is the "tiny" crane that will be put up on level 159 to lower RC#1 to level 99 and then be taken down in an elevator to level 99.

RC#1 will be put up on level 99 to lower RC#2 to the ground.

RC#3 will be put up on level 99 to lower RC#1 to the ground then will itself be taken down in an elevator.

Between the jacking proceedure and the crane disassembly proceedure there is some interesting times ahead.

As per the revised schedule we have from 07 02 26 :

- Begin jacking proceedure 2nd week of July '08 - We are near 3 months behind schedule right now.

- Top out 3rd week of Sept '08. Approx 10 weeks after jacking begins.

- Structure finished and begin crane recovery proceedure - 2nd week of Dec. '08. Approx 12 weeks after top out.

- Project completion - Aug 16 '09. Approx 8 months after the structure is finished.

So the longer it takes to start jacking the more behind we will get. After they get started unless they find a way to go faster than the schedule top out may not be this year. The crane disassembly may not be before April '09.

Project completion may not be effected as much by the delays at the top of the structure but I'm sure it will be delayed perhaps a month or two. That is providing the inside work is going good.

:cheers:

amor de cosmos

Oct 5, 2008, 4:32 PM

Hi all

Flickr - Rudi Poletto - 08 09 29

http://i38.tinypic.com/14wzr5l.jpg

:cheers:

where's burj dubai?

drewmandan

Oct 5, 2008, 8:02 PM

where's burj dubai?

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3980/dubai2kw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/dubai2kw8.jpg/1/w864.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img134/dubai2kw8.jpg/1/)

M.K.

Oct 5, 2008, 8:12 PM

Isn´t it cute from so far above? :haha:

To see how small this structure actually is. A. Einstein was right, it is always a question of relativity. For us this scraper is very tall, for God not that much yet. :frog:

Bergenser

Oct 5, 2008, 8:49 PM

I thought it would look taller, I was like "where is it?" When I first saw that picture. Ofcourse at heights like that most manmade structures get dwarfed.

vanhenrik

Oct 5, 2008, 10:08 PM

tall tower
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=153095&page=7

amor de cosmos

Oct 5, 2008, 10:16 PM

looks small

John F

Oct 7, 2008, 8:29 PM

malec

Oct 7, 2008, 9:59 PM

From flickr, this picture is also amazing

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2921973598_b7f3b9c63c_b.jpg

http://flickr.com/photos/21710168@N05/2921973598/

Fabb

Oct 8, 2008, 6:31 AM

Beautiful photos.
From ten km away, the real scale of the building is revealed.

NYC4Life

Oct 8, 2008, 9:21 AM

Throw in Nakheel's tower in the mix and it will be even more amazing.

vanhenrik

Oct 8, 2008, 6:53 PM

video

0aoO0NlLDik

MQTCHI

Oct 8, 2008, 10:37 PM

22,300 feet tall? Holy Crapsky. :haha:

Fury

Oct 8, 2008, 11:33 PM

Hi all.

Another tier top reached - thanx to DennisS for the shot.

http://i38.tinypic.com/33ehaao.jpg

Here is the next in my pic to plan comparison - again thanx to DennisS for the shot. I'll post the entire comparison - the top comparison is new.

http://i35.tinypic.com/2wp2c5t.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8923/4level112to155mezzii4.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1796/3level53to111js6.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/bl84l.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7615/1rafttolevel6lk8.jpg

:cheers:

vanhenrik

Oct 9, 2008, 5:05 PM

http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Twenty_Years_After/20_years_after_dvd.jpg

to download http://www.mininova.org/get/1839535

have fun !

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Fabb

Oct 9, 2008, 5:37 PM

Hi all.

:cheers:

Amazing job !
Thanks !

How many tiers left to complete ?

JDRCRASH

Oct 9, 2008, 6:39 PM

the1_thedave

Oct 10, 2008, 12:24 AM

Fury

Oct 10, 2008, 3:22 AM

Amazing job !
Thanks !

How many tiers left to complete ?

Thanks Fabb.

There is 8 tiers left. Tier 22 is near completion - tier 30 is the top tier. They are going to jack tiers 23 to 30 into place in 1/2 dozen stages. There will be one wing of tier 23 to erect after jacking. This is (was) the plan so we shall see.

:cheers:

Ghost

Oct 10, 2008, 4:39 AM

http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Twenty_Years_After/20_years_after_dvd.jpg

to download http://www.mininova.org/get/1839535

have fun !

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
That's illegal... Admins?

NYC4Life

Oct 10, 2008, 9:00 AM

My goodness that's a lot of cranes.

The world's crane shortage, can be traced to Asia and certainly Dubai.

Kamatzu

Oct 11, 2008, 3:15 AM

I wonder if Dubai is going to save any steel and concrete for the rest of the world.

amor de cosmos

Oct 11, 2008, 4:18 AM

You people don't actually believe any of that do you?

The world's crane shortage, can be traced to Asia and certainly Dubai.
I'd say that's nothing more than a marketing ploy. Who would actually believe that Dubai has a significant number cranes? China, for example, has literally a million times as many people as Dubai & is sort of in the middle of a building boom of its own. :koko:

I wonder if Dubai is going to save any steel and concrete for the rest of the world.
Again, Rio Tinto (an iron ore producer) has estimated that 50000 highrises will be built in China by 2028. See, for example:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/27/riotinto.commodities

In 2004 China consumed 54.7% of the world's concrete:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/magazine/21bejing.html
& the Wikipedia entry for concrete says 40%, but not where they found that out. How much do you think Dubai uses? :haha:

TANGELD_SLC

Oct 11, 2008, 5:18 AM

http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/efa_10_06/29_y.jpg
by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. I found this on a compilation of his photography at Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/earth_from_above_comes_to_nyc.html)

WOW this pic literally blew me away. It's seriously incredible. It has an apocalyptic, end-of-days feel to it. Dubai 2012, when the world has ended as we know it... lol

TANGELD_SLC

Oct 11, 2008, 5:25 AM

http://burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/10October/Burj-Tower-0612.jpg
From Burjdubaiskyscraper.com

I thought this pic kicked some serious butt so I'm posting it for your viewing pleasure :D:cheers:

NYC4Life

Oct 11, 2008, 2:37 PM

Talk about reaching for the "sky", literally.

Tom In Chicago

Oct 16, 2008, 6:42 PM

I moved all the posts regarding Dubai's urban setting etc. off to the Cities Discussion section. . . please keep posts on topic. . .

vanhenrik

Oct 19, 2008, 9:32 PM

end still some to go !
amazing !

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/progressbar.gif

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/10October/Burj-Tower-1903.jpg

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/BurjDubai68.jpg

NYC4Life

Oct 19, 2008, 10:35 PM

Who knows how much more the tower will rise, since it's final height is a guarded secret.

JACKinBeantown

Oct 19, 2008, 11:47 PM

Well it's obviously all decorative at this point. Seems like 808m is reasonable.

Fury

Oct 20, 2008, 4:16 AM

Hi all.

The height is a guarded secret only to the general public.

The height will be 818.0m. by the plans and they are following them to a T.

The 818 is the way the plans are measuring and will not change even though the CTBUH may get as much as 825.1m. by the way they measure upon completion.

The pinnacle is around 10m. above the top of section 22B which is 720.1m.
So we are at ~730m.

:cheers:

destruktion

Oct 20, 2008, 4:20 AM

Futuristic and amazing!!!

vanhenrik

Oct 20, 2008, 9:21 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2958002031_97758db5ee_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2958001779_0ec2f0b1d8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2958842432_5d371a1764_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2958002203_3afdbac2e4_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2958841474_f4c747a156_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2958840098_37d45803dc_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2957998175_1c8fbef6bc_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2957996757_61113995ac_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2958837280_7a8a807454_o.jpg

thanks my frend imre !

NYC4Life

Oct 20, 2008, 9:29 PM

That crane on top must be the most secured in the world. To operate in such an altitude with windy conditions, surely has to be super sturdy.

Jonovision

Oct 21, 2008, 3:02 AM

Are those 5 connected circular foundations in front of the tower for more towers? Or are they something else?

vanhenrik

Oct 21, 2008, 5:23 AM

Are those 5 connected circular foundations in front of the tower for more towers? Or are they something else?

no they are for gigantic water fountains !

Bergenser

Oct 21, 2008, 1:31 PM

It is hard to imagine it much taller now.
Good updates.

Aleks

Oct 21, 2008, 11:29 PM

Jonvision, those circles are the water spouts which will create a giant fountain on the lake. Like the Bellagio lake in Las Vegas' hotel Bellagio. It's gonna look incredible when all of this is complete!

John F

Oct 22, 2008, 4:36 PM

I asked this on an earlier page over the summer but I never saw an answer -- how many floors have environmental services operational? (AC, water) Anyone have a clue?

Fury

Oct 24, 2008, 5:39 AM

Hi all.

Here is a shot from Imre - 08 10 19

http://i35.tinypic.com/9h5gqv.jpg

Here is a shot from DennisS - 08 10 22

http://i35.tinypic.com/2q1bbe1.jpg

The top of tier 30 (the top tier) is above section 22B (the highest erected section so far) by ~10m. The top of section 22B is 720.1m. so we are at ~730m. right now. The tier 30 pinnacle we can see at the top has some of the fins attached. The top platform should be added on top of tier 30 soon. After that the staged jacking proceedure can begin. It will be in stages so they can attach fins to the pinnacle tiers 27 to 30 and so they can attach the small wings of tiers 24 to 26. The total jacking height will be ~90m. taking the top of tier 30 to 818.0m. Top out should be before year end if all goes according to plan. The larger wing of tier 23 and the rest of the second wing of tier 22 will be erected after jacking is complete. The year and a half old schedule I have had top out half way through Sept. so we are approx. 3 months behind that schedule. Not sure if the later top out will effect the planned completion date of August '09.

:cheers: