To maintain smooth flow of the Burj Khalifa construction process‚ the construction work and flow on and off-site were orchestrated in the WAR (Work-Action-Resolution) room. During the construction‚ a high density‚ low permeability concrete and cathodic protection system was used in the foundations to minimize any detrimental effects form corrosive chemicals in local ground water. During the pumping process‚ super-plasticizer is used to render concrete with excellent flow-able properties‚ to ensure
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Burj Khalifa — The World’s Tallest Tower Burj Khalifa lifts the world’s head proudly skywards‚ surpassing limits and expectations. Rising gracefully from the desert and honouring Dubai with a new glow. Burj Khalifa is at the heart of Dubai and its people; the centre for the world’s finest shopping‚ dining and entertainment and home for the world’s elite. Burj Khalifa’s Grand Vision World’s tallest building. A living wonder. Stunning work of art. Incomparable feat of engineering. Burj Khalifa
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your elevator companion—at least you would not be bored if the elevator broke down between floors 176 and 177. So‚ what is the fastest elevator in the world? The REAL fastest elevator in the world can be found in the world’s tallest building‚ Taipei 101‚ and in 2006 the Guinness Book of Records officially certified it as the fastest elevator in the world. Ground breaking technology means that the world’s fastest elevator‚ built by Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp‚ has an eye-watering top
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meters and feet. Note that this list is for buildings and does not include towers or other structures such as antennas. A building specifically is a structure designed for residential‚ business‚ or manufacturing use‚ and it has floors. Taipei 101‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan (2004‚ 509m‚ 1‚670 ft.) Petronas Tower 1‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia (1998‚ 452 m‚ 1‚483 ft.) Petronas Tower 2‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia (1998‚ 452m‚ 1‚483 ft.) Sears Tower‚ Chicago‚ IL USA (1974‚ 442m‚ 1‚450 ft.) Jin Mao Building
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thousand four hundred and eighty-two feet) are thirty-two feet taller than Chicago’s Sears Tower (or Willis Tower‚ as it is now called); the Shanghai World Financial Center is about a hundred and thirty feet taller than the Petronas Towers; Taipei 101‚ in Taiwan‚ is fifty feet taller than the Shanghai tower; and so on. But the Burj Khalifa represents a quantum leap over these midgets. Even if you put the Chrysler Building on top of the Empire State Building‚ that still wouldn’t equal its height.
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Original paragraphs 1. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year‚ three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school- age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident‚ a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused life savers"‚ consumer reports (May 1990): 348. 2. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education *4766815836* ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Paper 1 Reading and Writing (Core) 0510/11 October/November 2011 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips
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going to happen today. As always‚ I start my day by running around the walls in my room. I like how running makes me feel‚ I get lost in it and can try to picture a world where there are no rooms‚ where I can run free. An alarm goes off jolting me back to reality‚ telling me it is time to eat. The keeper who brings my food is new today. I do not like strangers so I watch him from the furthest point in the room. He starts talking to himself while setting up my food‚ no not talking‚ I do not know
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