Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) and Ready Mix Beton (RMB) have set a new construction record. The concrete foundation raft for their new project – Al Durrah Tower in the World Trade Centre area of Dubai – has superseded the previous record also held by RMB in the UAE for a continuously poured concrete raft.
Close to 10,500m
3
of concrete was poured between March 22-23.
“Pouring this volume of special self-compacting concrete needs a high-efficiency, precision-based operation as well as excellent coordination … between RMB and DCC,” said an RMB representative.
The Emirates’ largest concrete raft will support Al Durrah Tower, a 50-storey residential building comprising 474 apartments, a spa, swimming pool and squash courts. Atkins is the consultant on the project, which is due to be completed in November 2008.
Dubai Contracting Company was established in 1961; Ready Mixed Beton was founded in 1975 and deals in the production and supply of ready-mix concrete.
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