One Mile High Tower proposed in Saudi Arabia

[JAE]

One mile high. Can they do it? Stand by adventure fans!

One Mile High Tower proposed in Saudi Arabia

 

[rscassar]

This project has been in the pipeline for sometime now. It would be a quantum leap for engineers to put in a conceptual design for a building which exceeds the tallest ever built by a factor of 2.

 

[flash3780]

Must be government funded. A building that tall makes absolutely no economic sense. It'd be a cool technical challenge to be involved in, though.

 

[BAretired]

The Saudis had better declare a No-fly Zone in the vicinity of that building.

BA

 

[rb1957]

i'd've though that most buildings were a "no fly" zone ... after 9/11 ... but yes, point taken, a little flashing red light on top of the thing isn't going to help someone at 3,000' ... maybe light it up like a xmas tree ?

 

[JAE]

Just put some anti-aircraft guns on the roof.

 

[ishvaaag]

hmm, soon will be practical to bore the mountains, we have the structure prebuilt.

 

[delagina]

there is no seismic in saudi, no?

 

[gobsmacked]

I remember an article in 'New Civil Engineer', around 1972, entitled "We can build a tower 1 mile high, but should we?". Problems included settlement, and social/relationship problems of the city created, quite apart from the technical issues. How many ways out are there in an emergency? This sounds like a vanity project, and, if it fails, what a come-uppance that will be. Suppose it leans a bit. How much lean is tolerable? Do you leave the crane on top for maintenance?

 

[msquared48]

Is a further prophecy in the ongoing saga of the worldwide rise in oil prices?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask

 

[msquared48]

Looks like just a modern version of the Tower of Babel to me. Somehow, I do not think it will happen.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask

 

[JLNJ]

Here's a vote for using their money in a more philanthropic manner.

 

[peal724]

Tower of Babel was my first thought too Mike.

As far as being philanthropic and where they spend money, I'd rather them spend money to build towers than bombs.