I remember somebody saying the following about the foundation. Since this tower is 500m straight up compared to the burj which narrows as it gets to the top the wind forces cause sometimes situations where only the piles on one side are holding up the entire tower.
I know what I'm trying to say but I'm bad at putting this stuff into words. This explains it better I think
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Originally Posted by True Blue
This is a revolutionary design in this tower. I don't expect they are required for load testing as this can be done more easily with a portable unit.
I am guessing that it is to help fine tine the damping system and to provide valuable data to ensure the load limits are not being exceeded by wind forces, lever arm (moment) being transferred to the piles.
In exteme circumstances when there is a big gust of wind trying to blow the tower down some of the piles may be acting in tension to resist this over turning load. So when in tension the remaining piles farthest from the windward elevation, will now be holding up the weight of the entire building on their own. It would be handy to know if this situation is developing or if the piles are/ or have reached their limit state.
This is a very tall and slender design which is pushing the boundaries of technology. Data from these cells will prove if the engineers have got their sums correct or not
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Anyway more updates. This time on a friday which is almost always a day off so that's why you don't see the workers.
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Originally Posted by Imre
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