Mccoy
Geotechnical
- Nov 9, 2000
- 907
This topic was rised in the foundation forum, and it captured my attention.
Strangely, there isn't much that you can find in the web, at least with a reasonably fast search. No specific books as well, as far as I've seen, and a few publications are out of print. Something on Beaufort islands, as BigH says, Renzo Piano's Osaka (or Tokyo? - maybe both) airport, as Jdonville says. Much noise about Dubai's Palms and The world.
Can anyone of you outline the main characteristic of such a project? i.e. :what confinement structures are used, which type of fill, is it feasible to use boulders as a base as in piers. I understand the topic is vast, civil engineering, offshore geotechnical engineering, oceanography, and more. But it's pretty much fascinating.
I'll paste a brief description of Dubai's project, published in the Forbes site:
A Dubai developer is handing out big promises and gold to lure investors and jet-setters to its far-out ventures in the Persian Gulf.
The highlight of the Dubai International Arabian Horse Race at Newbury Race Course in Berkshire, England, earlier this year wasn't Eau Royal's five-length victory. For many it was the two $9,000 gold bricks handed out in a contest created by Nakheel LLC, a sponsor of the event. It was a clever stunt that helped Nakheel attract hundreds of well-heeled attendees to its booth. They queued up for an hour to learn about the developer's 12 over-the-top projects in booming Dubai.
Among them, none is generating more chatter than the World. It's a $4 billion spectacle set to be completed in 2008. The project, a cluster of 300 man-made islands off the United Arab Emirates port, will be arranged as a world map, and the properties will be named for many real places. There are plans for "Ireland," "Thailand" and even "Yemen." Ten islands--average size: 300,000 square feet--have been created. Have a hankering for Utah shrunk to 2.8 acres and moved 7,800 miles? You can get that for $10 million.
Fifteen properties, including "Australia" and "Kuwait," have been sold for a total of $500 million. A large corporate investor is a Kuwaiti investment group called Efad Holding Co. As for private owners, rocker Rod Stewart supposedly shelled out $30 million for "Great Britain." There are whispers that actor Al Pacino snapped up another.
Strangely, there isn't much that you can find in the web, at least with a reasonably fast search. No specific books as well, as far as I've seen, and a few publications are out of print. Something on Beaufort islands, as BigH says, Renzo Piano's Osaka (or Tokyo? - maybe both) airport, as Jdonville says. Much noise about Dubai's Palms and The world.
Can anyone of you outline the main characteristic of such a project? i.e. :what confinement structures are used, which type of fill, is it feasible to use boulders as a base as in piers. I understand the topic is vast, civil engineering, offshore geotechnical engineering, oceanography, and more. But it's pretty much fascinating.
I'll paste a brief description of Dubai's project, published in the Forbes site:
A Dubai developer is handing out big promises and gold to lure investors and jet-setters to its far-out ventures in the Persian Gulf.
The highlight of the Dubai International Arabian Horse Race at Newbury Race Course in Berkshire, England, earlier this year wasn't Eau Royal's five-length victory. For many it was the two $9,000 gold bricks handed out in a contest created by Nakheel LLC, a sponsor of the event. It was a clever stunt that helped Nakheel attract hundreds of well-heeled attendees to its booth. They queued up for an hour to learn about the developer's 12 over-the-top projects in booming Dubai.
Among them, none is generating more chatter than the World. It's a $4 billion spectacle set to be completed in 2008. The project, a cluster of 300 man-made islands off the United Arab Emirates port, will be arranged as a world map, and the properties will be named for many real places. There are plans for "Ireland," "Thailand" and even "Yemen." Ten islands--average size: 300,000 square feet--have been created. Have a hankering for Utah shrunk to 2.8 acres and moved 7,800 miles? You can get that for $10 million.
Fifteen properties, including "Australia" and "Kuwait," have been sold for a total of $500 million. A large corporate investor is a Kuwaiti investment group called Efad Holding Co. As for private owners, rocker Rod Stewart supposedly shelled out $30 million for "Great Britain." There are whispers that actor Al Pacino snapped up another.