Capital Gate Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE
POST-TENSIONING SYSTEMS
Project:
Capital Gate Tower in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client:
ADNEC, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company
Construction period:
April - September 2008
Main contractor:
Al Habtoor Engineering
Supplier:
VSL Middle East LLC
Scope of supply:
49 tons pre-stressing bars SAS 835/1035 Ø 65 mm, length 16 m,
160 pcs. anchor plates, cone 30°, 195 pcs. bull nose nuts, 30°,
160 pcs. couplers, standard stressing couplers and stressing anchorages
Application:
Due to the high dynamic loads of the Capital Gate Tower, the basement level core walls of the building are reinforced and pre-stressed with SAS stress bars 835/1035. In order to reduce the required quantity of bars, the conventional rebars are successfully replaced by the high-strength SAS stress bars. With 35 floors and a total area of 50,000 m², the Capital Gate Tower is used as offices and as hotel.
