Calculations

 

Here are all the relevant calculations made about the structure of the building:

 

 

Calculations

 

Dead Load Calculation:

 

Concrete //430,000 CY -> 11,610,000 CF X 145 LB/CF = 1,683,450,000 LB

Steel Reinforcement // 39,000 TON x 2000 LB/TON = 78,000,000 LB

Glass // 1,100,000 SF x 0.0328 FT x 185 LB/CF = 6,674,800 LB

Embossed Stainless Steel // 167,000 SF x 2.52 LB/SF = 420,840 LB

 

Dead Load = 1,811,687,392 LB

 

*Stainless Steel was assumed to be of gauge 16, the one found most often in buildings.

 

 

Live Load Calculation:

 

Commercial Floor Area = 300,000 SF

Commercial Floor Load = 80 LB/SF x 300,000 SF = 24,000,000 LB 

 

Residential Floor Area = 5,370,000 SF

Residential Floor Load = 40 LB/SF x 5,370,000 SF = 214,800,000 LB 

 

Live Load = 238,800,000 LB 

 

 

Foundation Load Calculation:

 

Total Load = Dead Load + Live Load = 2,050,487,392 LB

Building Footprint = 80,000 SF 

 

Foundation Load = Total Load / Building Footprint = 25,631 LB/SF 

 

Horizontal Wind Load Calculation:

 

Max Wind Speed = 68 MPH = 12 LB/SF 

Building Face Area = 370,000 SF 

 

Horizontal Load = Wind Speed*2 x Building Face Area = 8,880,000 LB 

 

* Max wind speed was found from Dubai weather data, then doubled in the load calculation for safety measures.

 

** Building face area was determined by dividing the amount of glass by the three outer faces     (no recorded value       found for this precise information).