DUBAI | Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) | World's Tallest Structure | 828m | 2717ft | 162 fl | Com

[Desert Diver]

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[Parisian Girl]

OK bud, that's the last time you call my wife a fatass! In your face!

Originally Posted by Desert Diver

Yeah, I noticed that's why I chose this pic out of a bunch of shots Maybe that guy to the right complained about how hot it is

[Desert Diver]

I'd be just as euphoric hanging up there almost on top of the World's tallest building. No matter how hard this job is, it must be an awesome experience

[Coinpeace]

thats b.a.! almost done! ... dec 2nd anyone?

[Monkey9000]

Perhaps he's just cleaning that mullion?

[Parisian Girl]

Originally Posted by Desert Diver

I'd be just as euphoric hanging up there almost on top of the World's tallest building. No matter how hard this job is, it must be an awesome experience

Oh absolutely! A unique experience indeed, cleaning/washing the panels on WTB! Now that's something to write home about huh!? Goes without saying too though, this is going to be one of those forever jobs I'm afraid, just like the BDL.

[_Barca_]

Originally Posted by Desert Diver

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It looks really funny. I'd pay for that experience, it must be breathtaking

[Fury]

Hi all.

Originally Posted by Old Town Resident

About the last view of the BD steel looking at the cladding progress today.

Not much more gap filling to do

Pics taken today, afternoon and early evening.

Thanks OTR.

They have set up the diagonal supports for the small recovery crane (R3). The vertical piece I posted about 2 days ago is the vertical support. Just the boom to assemble ...

Now that the cladding is nearly complete the crane disassembly proceedure will be continuing soon:

Original plan;
- lower pieces of R1 with R3 to level 99.
- lower pieces of R1 with R2 from level 99 to podium.
- disassemble R3 by hand, take it down to level 99 in an elevator, and set it up.
- lower pieces of R2 with R3 to podium.
- disassemble R3 by hand and take it down to podium in an elevator.

Now because the crane on level 99 (R2) was the third crane on the top of the structure before they moved it to 99 and not the planned smaller crane they may have to add a step;

- lower pieces of R1 with R3 to level 99 and set it up.
- lower pieces of R2 with R1 from level 99 to podium.
- disassemble R3 by hand, take it down to level 99 in an elevator, and set it up.
- lower pieces of R1 with R3 to podium.
- disassemble R3 by hand and take it down to podium in an elevator.

The reported revision that R3 will be a SDD 5/10 from a 3/10 suggests to me they will be able to stick to the original plan and the 5/10 will be big enough to lower the pieces of R2 (M220D) that is on level 99 now. Time will tell.

[Land Man]

Originally Posted by _Barca_

It looks really funny. I'd pay for that experience, it must be breathtaking

Despite the high altitude thrill I'd pass on that job!

Have you ever worn a full body harness for a long time and had that thing dig into you in lots of "places"? Then the weight of the back pack rig...water alone is 8 pounds per gallon...Then the strain of leaning back away and all of the stretching up and down trying to press against the glass while trying to keep your balance and reaching the upper and lower corners of the windows...then negotiating the ropes and lifting and not screwing up and hitting the wrong mechanism on the climbing gear...and it is hot and you are wearing a helmet etc etc etc... No thanks. We have to have a lot of respect for the sheer athletics it takes to do something like this even 15 ft off the ground.

I wonder how many panels they can do before they have to refill those backpack power washers....hopefully they have a way of lowering them more fluids to recharge those things and they don't have to go all the way back up to refill! Yikes Indeed!

[Lady Arabia]

great pics!

[Old Town Resident]

Originally Posted by Land Man

Despite the high altitude thrill I'd pass on that job!

Have you ever worn a full body harness for a long time and had that thing dig into you in lots of "places"? Then the weight of the back pack rig...water alone is 8 pounds per gallon...Then the strain of leaning back away and all of the stretching up and down trying to press against the glass while trying to keep your balance and reaching the upper and lower corners of the windows...then negotiating the ropes and lifting and not screwing up and hitting the wrong mechanism on the climbing gear...and it is hot and you are wearing a helmet etc etc etc... No thanks. We have to have a lot of respect for the sheer athletics it takes to do something like this even 15 ft off the ground.

I wonder how many panels they can do before they have to refill those backpack power washers....hopefully they have a way of lowering them more fluids to recharge those things and they don't have to go all the way back up to refill! Yikes Indeed!

The water jetting will not be sourced from a backpack as the weight would be impossible to work with from the rope access.

This is supplied through a seperate pressurized umbilical fed from a setback at a higher level

[Coinpeace]

now if only the windows company based in my SMALL town would expand into cladding....

[Desert Diver]

Originally Posted by Old Town Resident

The water jetting will not be sourced from a backpack as the weight would be impossible to work with from the rope access.

This is supplied through a seperate pressurized umbilical fed from a setback at a higher level

You're right. The following image shows these hoses hanging down from above:

http://www.quetschluft.de/dubai2/300_1803_s.jpg

[Imre]

16/September/2009

Burj Dubai

[Imre]

16/September/2009

Downtown Burj Dubai

[Adam2707]

Great Pics Imre,
They've set up a secondary crane. I'm presuming that's for the dismantling of the other crane.

Originally Posted by Imre

[Imre]

16/September/2009

Burj Dubai

[Imre]

16/September/2009

Burj Dubai

[Desert Diver]

Great pics, Imre

One more which I took at sunset (click on it for large format):

[Coinpeace]

shiny windows.... just the way i like em!