Petronas Tower - Stainless Steel - G3

PETRONAS
TOWER-
STAINLESS
STEEL
BY:GAYATHRI.
M
PETRONAS TOWER:
THE PETRONAS TOWERS, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS (MALAY
: MENARA PETRONAS, OR MENARA ARE
TWIN SKYSCRAPERS IN KUALA LUMPUR,
MALAYSIA.
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION:

STEEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL OF CHOICE FOR
MANY TALL BUILDINGS FOR ITS STRENGTH
AND DUCTILITY.
ARCHITECT: Cesar Pelli
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Thornton Tomasetti &
Ranhill Bersekutu.
MATERIALS USED: STAINLESS STEEL
.
The 88-floor towers are
constructed largely of reinforced
concrete, with a steel (36,910 tons)
and glass facade designed to
resemble motifs found in Islamic
art, a reflection of Malaysia's
Muslim religion.
Stainless steel cladding 65,000 sq. metres
Vision glass 77,000 sq. meters
Concrete [various strengths up 160,000 cubic metres in the

to grade 80] superstructures [see also foundation
description below]
Steel 36,910 tones of beams, trusses and

reinforcement
TYPE OF STRUCTURE USED:
THE PLAN FOR EACH TOWER IS IDENTICAL:
AN EIGHT-LOBED CIRCULAR STRUCTURE
THAT CONTAINS 88 STORIES OF OCCUPIABLE
SPACE AND A PYRAMID-SHAPED PINNACLE
SURMOUNTED BY A SLENDER STEEL SPIRE.
BOTH RISE TO A HEIGHT OF 1,483 FEET (451.9
METERS), WHICH INCLUDES 242 FEET (73.6
METERS) FOR PINNACLE AND SPIRE.
WEIGHT:
600K TONES…EACH TOWER WEIGHS 300,000
TONES WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT
42,857 ADULT ELEPHANTS. BUILT WITH 899,000
FT² OF STAINLESS-STEEL EXTRUSIONS, THE
BUILDING WAS SURPRISINGLY VOID OF HEAT
AND UV RAYS, THANKS TO THE ADDITION OF
590,000 FT² OF LAMINATION GLASS OVER THE
SURFACE OF THE SKYSCRAPER.
SKY BRIDGE
 The skybridge is an essential

functional component linking the
Twin Towers to facilitate
movement between the two
towers.
 The 58.4 meters double-decked
skybridge is located at levels 41
and 42 joining the sky lobbies
situated in both towers.
MATERIALS
The functional structures of the PETRONAS

Towers were designed by the structural
engineers Thornton-Tomasetti, with
headquarters in New York, and Ranill-
Berskutu of Malaysia. The core structure of
each of the towers is composed of a ring of
sixteen cylindrical columns of high strength
reinforced concrete. The columns vary in size
from 2.4 meters in diameter at the lower areas
to 1.2 meters in diameter at the top and are
placed at the outside corners and additional
arcs of the eight-pointed star shape that gives
the buildings their classic Islamic shape. In a
staging of six increments, the columns slope
slightly inward as they rise, resulting in the
tapered form of the final buildings. The
columns are linked with a series of concrete
core walls and ring beams and the architect
César Pelli has described these movement-
resistant and damper-free structures as a pair
of “soft tubes”. There are two concentric
pressurized cores in the structures, and the two
cores unite at the 38th floor of each tower.
MATERIALS
A significant choice of building materials was made early in the project, and it
was decided to use reinforced concrete instead of the structural steel that is more
common in other skyscrapers. This choice was made not only because local
Malaysian contractors were more experienced building with concrete than with
steel, but also because the cost of importing all the steel would have been
prohibitive, whereas the concrete could be obtained locally. The final towers
weigh more than twice what they would have had steel been used, but it was
additionally felt that the use of concrete would more effectively dampen sway in
windy conditions and reduce vibrations within the towers. The structural plan
liberates additional floor space inside the towers by locating the mechanical
services for the towers in two “bustles” that are 43 story tall buildings located
immediately adjacent to the towers. After completion, the exteriors of the two
concrete “soft tubes” were clad in stainless steel and glass with a design that
originated in the classic geometric patterns of ancient Islamic art. The
foundations for the structures are huge concrete cores and are considered the
deepest building foundations in the world.
MATERIALS
 The two 73-meter-tall pinnacle

structures of the towers were, like the
towers, constructed by two different
contractors. One of the pinnacles was
fabricated in Japan and the other in
Korea. Built of structural steel and
then disassembled and shipped to
Kuala Lumpur, the pinnacles were
reassembled and mounted atop the
towers in yet another delicate
operation that required several months
of practice before the final installation.
The two pinnacles are clad in brushed
stainless steel.
 Each tower used 11,000 tons of
reinforcement steel, 2,825,120 cubic
feet of high-strength concrete, almost
7,500 tons of structural steel beams
and 830,000 square feet of glass
windows
MATERIALS
 . The PETRONAS Twin Towers were
finally encased in steel and glass and
could be viewed as complete in June
1996. The construction process also
drew extensively from the local
industry, with the finished towers
having over 60 percent local material
content. Malaysian made items
included raw materials such as concrete
and timber; finishing materials such as
marble, ceramic tiles and glass; pre-
fabricated materials including dry-
walls, doors, suspended ceilings, and
metal decking; equipment ranging from
escalators to light fittings and sanitary
ware; also, furniture of all types from
work-stations to custom-designed
suites. Much of these materials were
used in the process of internal finishing
MATERIALS
 Stainless steel has many desirable
properties that contribute greatly to
its widespread application in the
making of parts and components
across many industrial sectors. Above
all, because of its chromium content, it
is extremely resistant to corrosion.
The 10.5% minimum content makes
steel approximately 200 times more
resistant to corrosion than steels
without chromium. Other favorable
properties for consumers are its high
strength and durability, its high and
low temperature resistance,
increased formability and easy
fabrication, low maintenance, long
lasting, attractive appearance and it
is environmentally friendly and
recyclable. Once stainless steel is put
into service, it does not need to be
treated, coated or painted.
• Corrosion resistant
• High tensile strength
• Very durable
• Temperature resistant
• Easy formability and fabrication
• Low-maintenance (long lasting)
• Attractive appearance
• Environmentally friendly (recyclable)

. While the stainless-steel element of the
towers entices the illustrious sun,
highlighting the magnificent towers, they are
composed of 55,000 square meters (590,000
sq ft) of 20.38-millimetre (0.802 in)
laminated glass to reduce heat by reflecting
harmful UV rays.
Another great thing about stainless steel is

its versatility. Available in 150 different
standard iterations, there’s a stainless steel
for every application. Next, stainless steel is
incredibly durable and strong. Finally, unlike
many lesser metals, stainless steel doesn’t
need a special coating or finish is order to
resist attacks from corrosion, abrasion and
the like.

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PETRONAS

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION:

Stainless steel cladding 65,000 sq. metres

Vision glass 77,000 sq. meters

Concrete [various strengths up 160,000 cubic metres in the

Steel 36,910 tones of beams, trusses and

 The skybridge is an essential

The functional structures of the PETRONAS

 The two 73-meter-tall pinnacle

• High tensile strength

• Easy formability and fabrication

• Low-maintenance (long lasting)

• Environmentally friendly (recyclable)

Another great thing about stainless steel is

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