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    Project Stories | Piled-raft foundation design for D1 Tower

    About Project

    D1 (meaning Dubai Number One) Tower is an 80 floor, 284 m (932 ft) tall residential skyscraper. D1 features a skyrise lounge, private cinema, indoor pool, gymnasium and concierge services. D1 is adjacent to the Palazzo Versace Dubai located on the west side of the creek in Dubai.

     

    D1 Tower

    Rendering of D1 Tower

     

    Project Name

    D1 Tower

    Location

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Construction Period

    2007 – 2015

    Designer

    Hyder Consulting

     

    The development comprises the construction of the D1 tower, a hotel and condominiums. The tower will be interlinked by a low level podium structure, which will house 3 basement levels. It will be founded on a piled raft and in order to understand the behaviour of the foundation, a 3D finite element analysis is required.

     

    Piles and basement

    Piles and basement

     

    podium and basement levels

    Podium and basement levels

     

    deformed superstructure

    Deformed superstructure

     

    bending moments in the raft

    Bending moments in the raft

     

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