Building the Burj Dubai (Part 5) - Big, Bigger, Biggest

Part 5 of the Documentary featuring the building of 'The Burj Dubai', the world tallest building - as featured on Channel 5's Big, Bigger, Biggest (April 2008)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Dubai
• burj
• big
• biggest
• tower
• skyscraper
• emaar

[chrispepper90]

surely using fans to drive the smoke away would simply fan the fires and make them bigger?? :S

[melbourneopera]

Then they should train the people to wear the parachute and jump down to the floor when in emergency....Ha ha.......They will die before the parachute fully open..

[raksilpogi12]

Fireproof for 2 hours? They forgot to say the best part, which is "Then beyond that time, people would be all roasted chickens inside that oven" LOL

[stevedrummond1]

@CasparWilson Sorry i was unclear, let me explain. The building will have pre pressurised water sprinklers that run from mains water supply. As soon as an alarm is triggered they go off and bring the fire under control. The water for the sprinklers is already in the pipes, 800ms up, 24/7. Meanwhile the people go to these rooms and wait for the smoke to disappear from the escape stairs. The fire brigade will arrive and do a search of the building and insure the fire is completely out

[CasparWilson]

@stevedrummond1 But the water/concrete comparison is not really fair, because the point is not whether its technically possible to get water that high - its whether the fire service has the ability to do so at immediate notice. Otherwise you have "The Towering Inferno", IRL.

[stevedrummond1]

@CasparWilson The idea is to protect people from smoke and fire that may be brought under control quicker. Remember smoke can kill a person in minutes and a small fire can create a lot of smoke, especially plastic fires. the water getting to the top if you think about it they used hoses to get the concrete to the top so water is no problem. In terms of 2 hours, that is two hours at the max tempature of the fire, the steel frame would likely start to fail first as it would bend in that heat.

[onlychicanomex]

I want one for those for my birthday :)..

[yohomes5]

@hazmatsystem88

Did your dumb ass actually watch the video or are just talking crap?

[terryperring104]

Are those rooms big enough to hold 30 floors worth of people? Parachutes, thats the answer. twin towers should have had one under every desk , on floors higher than 300 feet.

[simmytime]

@drpepper576 helicopter.