For the first time, the 100+ forum will reveal the secrets of building a super skyscraper, the kilometer-long Jeddah Tower

Rolf Katzenbach, Professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany), will make a presentation on engineering surveys for the construction of a super-high-rise in Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah Tower (former name The Kingdom Tower is the world's tallest building being built thirty kilometers from the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The declared design height is 1007 m. Initially, the design height was more than one and a half kilometers (about one mile), however, after analyzing the soils at the construction site, the height was reduced to one kilometer. The construction of the Jeddah Tower began in 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 2019. The architect of the Jeddah Tower is the architectural firm of Adrian Smith, the author of the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. In May 2017, the facility had more than 53 floors, which is about 200 meters.

The 100+ forum program includes presentations by Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Director of the Research Institute of Geotechnics and the Technical University Rolf Katzenbach's Darmstadt. A well-known specialist in the field of technologies for the construction of complex structures in non-standard geological conditions will talk about the experience of conducting engineering surveys for the construction of the tallest skyscraper in the world, being built in Saudi Arabia. He will also share his experience in designing and performing calculations for the construction and monitoring of the Jeddah Tower and other superstory buildings.

Rolf Katzenbach is known as a leading expert in the field of underground construction, soil mechanics and geotechnics. The expert cooperates with many European construction organizations and participates in the joint development of numerous projects of high-rise buildings in Germany and abroad, including Russia. Professor Katzenbach has his own unique techniques and successfully shares his experience with specialists. The expert's portfolio includes publications on deep excavation, tunneling, rock and loose rock stability, and object-oriented modeling of geotechnical structures.