How Dubai Built the World’s Tallest Building | Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa | Burj Khalifa Engineering | Dubai Skyscraper | Tallest Building Engineering | Wind Tunnel Testing | Skyscraper Construction How do you build a structure that rises 828 meters into the sky without letting wind, heat, gravity and its own weight become impossible problems? In this documentary, we go behind the engineering of Burj Khalifa and the extraordinary challenges that shaped one of the most ambitious skyscraper projects ever built. From its unique Y-shaped structural system and wind tunnel testing to the way engineers controlled wind-induced movement, every part of the design had to solve a problem created by extreme height. Then comes the construction challenge. Deep foundations, high-performance concrete, extreme Dubai temperatures, nighttime concrete pours and a record-breaking concrete pumping height of 601 meters all pushed construction engineering to its limits. The tower's specially designed refuge areas, structural core and aerodynamic shape show how engineering had to consider not just how to build higher, but how people would safely occupy a building at such an extraordinary height. From an ambitious vision in Dubai to a 828-meter engineering landmark officially inaugurated on January 4, 2010, this is the story of how engineers turned an almost impossible idea into reality. #BurjKhalifa #BurjKhalifaEngineering #Dubai #SkyscraperEngineering #Megastructure