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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Burj

 

How the hell do they stay up??

 

I'm a civil engineer, so I could explain it to you in some detail...

 

Put simply, use of diagonal struts made from a strong material (steel is still the best for the mass/cost/strength ratio) keeps the whole thing inflexible (so it won't twist/bend over), and strong enough to support it's own (relatively light) weight.

 

Pile foundations, are, of course, essential.

 

Oh, and the contractors for the Al Burj, WSP, are a likely candidate for where I'll be in my placement year if I don't get a position in Canada. I may well be involved in he Al Burj, in fact...

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...From a religious stand point, this structure kind of reminds of the colossal building people tried to construct at Babylon. God seeing it as an act of defiance or challenge, confused the people by making them speak different languages...

 

Dubai will be the gateway to hell.

 

You're thinking of Babel.

 

Dubai is the gateway to the UAE, which, if you're, say, a women or gay, pretty hellish.

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It would look impressive once it is complete, but this day and age of terroists and all that, this would be a huge target to attack (no pun intended).

 

Still, an engineering feat.

 

We all know they all come from there.

 

I fucking love this things, but they're pretty pointless in that country.

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Great maths there Jordan.

 

I give this statment my official thumbs up.

 

...From a religious stand point, this structure kind of reminds of the colossal building people tried to construct at Babylon. God seeing it as an act of defiance or challenge, confused the people by making them speak different languages...

 

the bloody god, gets a drink in him and thinks every one is starting. seriosuly. hes god, could he not have just had a word with them, tell em tone it down. hes a fucking dick head that one.

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Chinese skyscraper builders to put up equivalent of 10 New Yorks, says Rio Tinto

· Research suggests 50,000 towers over next 20 years

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/27/riotinto.commodities

 

Can't imagine what Shanghai will look like. Canary Wharf is so tiny it's embarrassing. The Petronas towers are great because of the Marks and Spencer at Suria KLCC (the big shopping centre at the bottom of the structure). Yummy! Malaysians are really proud of it, but I believe that a British architect designed it.

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From Dubai!... umm no... ya big racist! [/joke]

 

And I bet all this big ass buildings is were they train them!

 

The tallest building I've seen was probably the twin towers and those were 500m, this thing is almost double the size. It's mind blowing.

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