The Katara Towers Lusail Marina District will be a mixed-use development housing a range of functions and amenities spread over its 36 floors, podium and two towers. The most attractive elements will be found in the arched towers, which house both a luxury 5-star hotel and a lavish 6-star venue, as well as branded apartments for sale, upscale boutiques and shops, exclusive cinemas, cigar rooms and signature eateries. There will also be ample meeting and conference spaces so that the Katara Towers will appeal as much to business travellers as they will to leisure guests. Beautifully landscaped gardens at the foot of the development are for guests to enjoy and take refuge from the intense heat of the Qatari afternoon.
Design will be carried out using ACI code modified as necessary to suit Qatar Municipality regulations. Following are the list ACI 318:11 & Technical Report no. 43.
The structural system consists of both one-way and two-way flat plate concrete floors supported by beams, columns and shear walls. For two & one-way slabs, they will be post tensioned in both directions, with tendons banded/distributed or distributed in both directions. The analysis uses the finite element method developed specifically for design of post-tensioned floor systems software. The structural model to be developed for each floor includes the entire concrete outline and its supports. The non-pre-stressed regions of each floor will be modelled, analysed, but not designed. The slabs will be modelled as sub-frame with columns extending one floor below & above the slab level
it was concluded that the Post Tension system was the most advantageous for this building. It reduces the slab thickness; ultimately increase the floor- to -ceiling height and decreasing the total building weight. Reducing the building weight would benefit the foundation, and the slab would have a smooth ceiling finish and not entail any drop ceiling. Post tension system does not require any additional fireproofing and the forces created by the stress tendons would balance the live and dead loads on the slab allowing for longer spans and controlling deflection and limitation vibration.
The Katara Towers Lusail Marina District will be a mixed-use development housing a range of functions and amenities spread over its 36 floors, podium and two towers. The most attractive elements will be found in the arched towers, which house both a luxury 5-star hotel and a lavish 6-star venue, as well as branded apartments for sale, upscale boutiques and shops, exclusive cinemas, cigar rooms and signature eateries. There will also be ample meeting and conference spaces so that the Katara Towers will appeal as much to business travellers as they will to leisure guests. Beautifully landscaped gardens at the foot of the development are for guests to enjoy and take refuge from the intense heat of the Qatari afternoon.
Design will be carried out using ACI code modified as necessary to suit Qatar Municipality regulations. Following are the list ACI 318:11 & Technical Report no. 43.
The structural system consists of both one-way and two-way flat plate concrete floors supported by beams, columns and shear walls. For two & one-way slabs, they will be post tensioned in both directions, with tendons banded/distributed or distributed in both directions. The analysis uses the finite element method developed specifically for design of post-tensioned floor systems software. The structural model to be developed for each floor includes the entire concrete outline and its supports. The non-pre-stressed regions of each floor will be modelled, analysed, but not designed. The slabs will be modelled as sub-frame with columns extending one floor below & above the slab level
it was concluded that the Post Tension system was the most advantageous for this building. It reduces the slab thickness; ultimately increase the floor- to -ceiling height and decreasing the total building weight. Reducing the building weight would benefit the foundation, and the slab would have a smooth ceiling finish and not entail any drop ceiling. Post tension system does not require any additional fireproofing and the forces created by the stress tendons would balance the live and dead loads on the slab allowing for longer spans and controlling deflection and limitation vibration.