The Skyscraper Museum is devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. The Museum explores tall buildings as objects of design, products of technology, sites of construction, investments in real estate, and places of work and residence. This site will look better in a browser that supports web standards, but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device.
William F. Baker, PE, CE, SE, FASCE
Partner in Charge of Structural and Civil Engineering
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
May 23 2007: SUPERTALLEST
Introduction, Dubai?, How Tall, Growth Chart, How Big, Function, The Floorplate, Residences, Offices, Special Floors, Elevators, Special Floors (revisited), Sales Model, Exterior Wall, Concrete, Buttressed Core, Lateral System, Structural Overview, Core Wall Elevation, Spire Geometry, Tower Foundation, Foundation Analysis, Wind Engineering, Dubai Winds, Vortex Shedding, Tiers and Plans, Orientation, Taller and Taller, Wind Tunnel Testing, Aerolastic Model, Structural Optimization, Data Analysis, Unexpected Findings, Tower Acceleration, Pedestrian-level Wind, Stack Effect, Lightning Protection, Fire & Safety Protection, Construction, Corrosion Protection, Concrete Testing, Concrete Construction, Acknowledgements, Conclusion, Questions and Answers, Questions and Answers
Skyscraper Podcasts
