TAIPEI, TAIWAN

TAIPEI 101

  • MARKETS :
  • Residential and Offices
  • SERVICES :
  • Geotechnical Engineering
    Project & Construction Management
  • SCOPE OF WORK :
  • Soil investigation
    Analysis of loading capacity of piles
    Foundation optimization
    Project construction management

One of the tallest buildings in the world

Taipei 101 has 101 stories above ground and five underground. Upon its completion Taipei 101 claimed the official records for:

  • World’s highest architectural structure: 509.2 m
  • Ground to roof height: 449.2 m
  • Ground to highest occupied floor height: 439.2 m

 

Taipei 101 is designed to withstand typhoon winds and earthquake tremors common in the Asia-Pacific region. Planners aimed for a structure that could withstand gale winds of 60 m per second (216 km/h, 134 mi/h) and the strongest earthquakes. The foundation is reinforced by 380 piles driven 80 m into the ground, extending as far as 30 m into the bedrock. With a strong demand for construction safety, MAA was engaged to provide overall geotechnical consultancy services to ensure the ground stability and assist excavation works.

 

Scope of work

  • Geotechnical investigation
  • Site investigation
  • In-Situ/Lab testing
  • Analysis of loading capacity of piles
  • Foundation optimization
  • Preparation of geotechnical analysis report
  • Project construction management
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