ABSTRACT
This chapter will describe a number of case histories of tall building design and performance. The La Azteca case has demonstrated that tall buildings can be constructed on deep soft clay deposits by making use of compensated piled rafts. The Emirates project is a twin tower development in Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates. Predictions were made for the settlement of the tower foundations. This tower demonstrates the value of monitoring programs, especially when designing in new or unfamiliar ground conditions. The Burj Khalifa Tower is, as at 2016, the world's tallest building at 828 m. The construction of the Burj Khalifa utilised advancements in construction techniques and material technology, using 80 and 60 MPa concrete with flyash, the higher strength being used for the lower portion of the structure. For a high-rise project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, involving a tower over 390 m high, potentially karstic conditions were identified in some parts of the site.
