The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, owes its impressive height and stability to one of the strongest and most innovative foundations ever engineered. In this video, we uncover the ...

As Smith explains, the SOM team submitted “a rough form” of what eventually became the Burj Khalifa. “The initial drawings ... year to excavate and lay the foundation for a building of ...

Standing 828 meters (2,717 feet) tall and boasting more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is the world ... which threatens the embedded steel reinforcement with corrosion. To counter this risk ...