On our first visit to Abu Dhabi, Team 2 had the chance to visit AD1-building which is owned by Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties (ADCP). The building has 23 floors, with 4 basements, 1 ground floor, and 2 mezzanines. The visit started with an informational meeting with the project manager, Mr. Subramanyam. He gave us a brief description of the project, listing all the different stages and procedures that went into the project. He mentioned how they were ahead of schedule by 68 day due to aggressive concrete work. The program had a concrete slab cast every nine days, but they were able to cast a new slab every seven days. The concrete work is projected to be completed by June, instead of October. The key factor to the success of that project is the proper way to treat the concrete during the curing stage by adding water. Post-tension slabs are being used and all the other parts are being cast on site. Raft foundations at 16.5m depth have been used to support the building and a shoring system was needed to prevent soil collapse and water penetration. A dewatering system was also needed because of a high water table at 3 meters below the ground surface.
After the lecture we visited different floors starting by the second floor where the curtain were being fixed, then we went to level 14 where we built a small interior wall of hollow concrete block.
The site visit continued after that by visiting the basements where the parking and the stores are located. Finally, we went to floor 19 which was being cast and we saw the steel cages being placed in preparation for casting the next location.
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