The monorail connects the palm jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the red line of the dubai metro. Creation of the palm island abhishek arya jodhpur institute of engineering and technology jiet jodhpur, india abstract. It was developed during an economic boom in dubai, catering to the increased tourism and luxury living requirements of the city. Comments by mr akihiko mochizuki, project manager for taisei corporation. Promatecth technical data sheet for the palm jumeirah tunnel, dubai 2 the photographs on the cover page and pages 2 and 3 of this brochure are reproduced courtesy of the taisei corporation. Palm jumeirah palm jebel ali palm deira large number of residential, leisure and. The palm jumeirah is the worlds largest manmade island and has increased dubais shoreline by 120 kilometers, creating numerous residential, leisure and entertainment areas. The palm islands are an artificial archipelago in dubai, united arab emirates on which.
The palm is protected by the crescent, an 11 kilometer breakwater. This is a timelapse video of the water tunnel which is currently under cnostruction on the palm jumeirah in dubai. The palm s fronds contain more than 1,730 villas, each with a private beach. Palm jumeirah covers 600 hectares of land and with palm jebel ali add 120 kilometers of beachfront to dubai.
This brochure describes the use of promat fire protection lining boards installed on the tunnel project on the palm jumeirah. Palm islands artificial islands in dubai, united arab emirates. Trouble in paradise as plumbing problems hit dubais palm island residents of the palm jumeirah, dubais manmade island that is shaped like a giant date palm. We undertook this project as a subcontractor to the principal epc contractor in support of a cut and cover tunnel construction methodology. We ordered promatect h boards in october 2005, with a schedule of required deliveries to meet our construction programme through to mid2006. Palm jumeirah, in parti cular, has 17 fronds and a 1. Dubai water tunnel timelapse palm island, dubai youtube.
The palm jumeirah is an artificial island located in dubai, united arab emirates, created through the process of land reclamation. Palm jumeirah spans approximately four by five kilometers. The boards were received on, or before, our required dates. The palm jumeirah was created by pouringdepositing dredged sand onto specific locations in the 10. Construction of palm island the main island, the palm land is constructed.
Trouble in paradise as plumbing problems hit dubais palm. Nakheel announces completion of subsea tunnel at the palm. Palm jumeirah, palm jebel ali, and palm deira, with the last being the most recent works in progress. Construction of the palm jumeirah began in 2001 when land reclamation commenced. Nakheel, the uaes premier property developer, has announced the successful completion of a subsea tunnel at the palm jumeirah located 30 metres below sea bed level the tunnel is the first of. Pdf construction of artificial islands in southern coast. The construction of the palm jumeirah has opened a new and innovative approach to mankind.
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