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D esi g n a n d Co n st r u ct i o n o f D u b ai Sk i Reso r t
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Construction Untill now the only way people in Dubai could ski was on sand dunes,
but not anymore. The latest grand project is to build a ski resort with
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real snow in the middle of the desert. Chief Engineer Phil Talyor was
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head of the construction of the ski resort in the most unlikely region of
Dampness in
the world. The covered area is 6.5 Million Sq. Ft of desert and this all
Buildings had to be done in record time. If not completed in time there was huge
Building penalty. The Mall of Emirates where the ski resort was to be built
Construction consisted of 14 cinema halls, 2 luxury hotels of 900 rooms, car parking
Advertisements for 7000 cars and the Ski Dubai.
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The structure of the ski resort is a curved slope of length 1312 ft. It will
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be the longest indoor ski resort using real snow technology. Usually the
Civ il Engg. ski resorts are built comparatively easy. The owners find a steep slope
Subjects and put a roof over the top but there are no hills in Dubai, only sand
Professional Ethics dunes. There is no column supporting the roof and results in 80m span.
The floor is not of uniform gradient rather composed of 5 different
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Some of the slopes are so steep that the floor is staired to avoid the slipping of snow like in an avalanche.
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The 3000 tonnes ski slope was strain jacked 200ft in the air. The ski slope was built on the floor to save
Surveying & Leveling time and money and then was lifted 200 ft above to form the upper section of the slope.
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Lectures Sixteen (16) hydraulic machines were used to lift the ski-slope, 4 on each corner of the ski-slope. Each
machine was capable of lifting 500 tonnes. Hoisting this massive slab of concrete and steel took two days.
The hydraulic jacks hoist the slab inch by inch. the first fifth of an inch is the hardest. Thats where most of

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Civil Engg. the stresses are at its critical. The ends are lifted up first. The rigid concrete and steel structure bends and
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was the most critical in the sense that every strand was to be exactly at the same level to hook the
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What to Add How the Snow is made:

Real snow grows in flight through the atmosphere and forms a crystal shape. There are more than 250
different kinds of snow. The snow producing engineer Malcolm, had already produced snow in indoor ski
project in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years. This snow forms complex crystals in flight, just like the
normal snow. The flakes look, feel and taste just like Alpine snow.

Water is sprayed from above in a fine mist, which forms a cloud. These vapors then seeded with tiny
invisible ice particles only 10 microns thick. The particles are the nucleus around which the perfect snow
crystals form. To keep the 270,000 sq. ft of dorms at the right temperature, 10 MW of cooling capacity is
required. For this purpose 24 coolers are suspended from the ceiling.

The inside temperature are kept 28 °F for skiing and 21 °F for snow making. It makes 8 inches of snow (30
tonnes) every night.

The objective was simple but the project required very complicated technology. To keep the snow from
melting a vast and sophisticated cooling system was built below the ski floor. Moreover, the cooling pipes
were filled with chemical which are highly toxic, explosive and even lethal. The task of ensuring air
tightness of the pipes was very difficult because about 50 miles of pipes were laid out. The pipes joints

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were sealed through welding and 10% of the welds were to be tested with non-destructing test methods.
X-Ray was used to find the quality of welds. out of the 10% welds tested 10% error could be allowed. If
more than 10% of the results were not up to the standard, 100% of the welds were to be checked to
ensure quality. After the tests 40% of the welds were found not up to the standard. All of the welds were
re-examined and were strengthened accordingly.

Quick Facts on the Ski Dubai

1. 22,500 m2 covered with real snow all year round - (equivalent to 3 football fields)
2. Temperature maintained at a comfortable -1 oC to - 2 oC
3. 85 meters high (approximately 25 stories) and 80 meters wide
4. 5 different runs of varying difficulty and length, longest run of 400 meters
5. Full capacity of 1500 guests
6. Freestyle zone
7. Corporate and group bookings
8. 3,000 m2 Snow Park with a snow cavern
9. Quad chairlift, tow lift and flying carpets
10. Mountain resort theme
11. Rental of quality equipment and clothing included in the ticket price
12. Qualified professional instructors
13. State of the art ticketing system
14. Changing areas with locker rental
15. Private kids party rooms
16. Exclusive retail shop - Snow Pro
17. St Moritz Cafe and Avalanche Cafe

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