A detailed materials and processes study of Petrona

1. DD 203 Skyscraper
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
Ranju K Ravindran
10020533
Department of Design
Instructor: Shareka Iqbal
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2. Petronas Twin Towers
 Architect
Cesar Pelli and Associates
 Client:
Kuala Lampur City Center Holding Sdn Bhd
 Date of Completion- 1997
Height
Antenna spire 451.9 m (1,483 ft.)
Roof 378.6 m (1,242 ft.)
Top floor 375 m (1,230 ft.)
Technical details
Floor count 88
Floor area 395,000
2
m (4,252,000
sq. ft.)
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3. Petronas Twin Towers
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4. Petronas Twin Towers
Type 316 stainless steel(Ferrous) was
employed to clad the exterior of the Petronas
Towers.
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22. Design Concept
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23. Design Concept
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24. Design Concept
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25. Skeleton Frame
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26. Reference:
• http://www.ehow.com/facts_7727947_type-steel-vs-type-316.html
• http://www.wikipedia.org/
• 2004 On site review report by Galal Abada
• McCormac. C. J., (1994): "Structural Steel Design", Harper Collins College
Publishers.
• Owens. G. W. and Knowles. P., (1994) "Steel Designers Manual", The Steel
• Construction Institute, ELBS Blackwell Scientific Publishers, London.
• Taranath. S. B., (1984): "Structural analysis and design of tall buildings",
McGraw-Hill Book Company
• Schuller. W., (1976): "High-rise building structures", John Wiley & Sons
• Smith. B. S., and Coull. A., (1991): "Tall building structures: Analysis and
Design", John Wiley & Sons.
• IS: 875 - 1987 (Parts - I to V), Indian Code of Practice for evaluating loads
excepting earthquake load.
• IS: 1893 - 1984, Indian Code of Practice for evaluating earthquake load.
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