| Vol. - No. | Vol.6 - No.1 |
|---|---|
| Date | Mar., 2017 |
| Title | Vertical Shortening Considerations in the 1 km Tall Jeddah Tower |
| Author | John Peronto+, Robert Sinn, and Matthew Huizinga |
| Institutions | Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60611 |
| Abstract |
Jeddah Tower will be the first man-made structure to reach a kilometer in height upon its completion in 2019. From conception, it was clear that an all-concrete superstructure would present many advantages for a building of such unprecedented height and slenderness. An all-concrete structure, however, did present many challenges that needed to be addressed in the system arrangement and through comprehensive analysis and design, among them vertical shortening effects due to the timedependent creep and shrinkage of concrete. This paper outlines and presents the engineering solutions developed by the authors regarding this complex concrete material phenomenon, while addressing the construction and regional challenges associated with realizing a concrete tower of this unprecedented scale. |
| Keyword | Ultratall, High-rise, Creep and shrinkage, Vertical shortening |
| PP. | PP.21~31 |