ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT

MOVIE OR VIDEO DOCUMENTARY SUMMARY

“MARINA BAY SANDS”

Ida Ayu Putu Mega Sukma (1805521006)

Siti Rahma Nurhanifa (1805521013)

Bunga Apriliandari (1805521031)

Stefanny Aprilia Yantoro (1805521042)

Kadek Cahya Dewantari (1805521044)

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

UDAYANA UNIVERSITY

BALI

2019
 SUMMARY

Marina Bay Sands is the world's most complicated construction project. It took more less
three years to build. Marina Bay Sands was designed by Moshe Safdie, an Israel-Canadian Architect.
Here are some details about the buildings.

The engineers had to build three skyscrapers. The Marina Bay Sands it's not one mega-
structure but many, serious challenges lie in the array of building that form the unique complex. The
complex sits on 560 thousand square meters of reclaimed land part of a decade long plan to revamp
Marina Bay Sands a former saltwater is all now a fresh water reservoir. Beneath the reclaimed land
which is a dangerous layer of marine clay has very poor structural properties, caused potentially fatal.
It is too soft when you dig it, so walls would potentially collapse and allowed all the surrounding
water in the bay into the excavation. So, the engineers decided to build giant concrete walls to create
stabilizing parameters for the larger buildings, known as diaphragm walls. The diaphragm which they
called a peanut formation was a two circles joined together and a doughnut formation which was
circular were able to stand larger forces from the marine clay without any movement. Excellence
Organize is the key. The engineers have built their own three story project office, they had all
constructors and sub-constructors, resident site staff, project management team, construction
management team, and the logistic. One of the facilities in Marina Bay Sands is the hotel. The key
challenge of building the hotel towers because it is unusual design unlike the other skyscrapers, part
of the towers sloped at incredible inclines. Like a set of collapsing dominoes the towers could buckle
under their own weight. It’s a major concern for them, costing 5,5 billion dollars to build the Marina
Bay Sands, could be one of the world’s most expensive mistake if engineers can’t solve the towers
problematic structure. Using the technique, they’ve build large temporary struts made of strong
structural steel they prop up the sloping towers as the rise. Like a suspension bridge high tensile steel
tendon also known as tension cables give an added layer of support inside the walls.

[BAGIAN CAHYA] ……

As we know, Marina Bay Sands is famous for its boat-shaped at the top of the tower, Sky
Park. Sky Park is a rooftop park where we can enjoy the view of the city and also swim. Most people
are curious about the construction, how did they put the boat up there? Before they ‘put’ it at the top,
the engineers divided the steels as boat’s construction at the ground. With the help of the crane, they
lift the constructions up to the top and match them one by one to build the boat-shaped rooftop.
 VOCABULARIES
Area: a region or part of a town, a country,
or the world.
Build: construct (something, typically
something large) by putting parts or
material together over a period of time.
City: a large town.
Construction: the building of large
structures considered as an industry.
Design: purpose, planning, or intention that
exists or is thought to exist behind an
action, fact, or material object. (n) // decide
upon the look and functioning of (a
building, garment, or other object), by
making a detailed drawing of it. (v)
Diaphragm: a structural element that
transmits lateral loads to the vertical
resisting elements of a structure
Dig: break up and move earth with a tool
or machine, or with hands, paws, snout,
etc.
Engineering: the branch of science and
technology concerned with the design,
building, and use of engines, machines,
and structures. (n) // design and build (a
machine or structure). (v)
Excavate: make (a hole or channel) by
digging.
Floors: the lower surface of a room, on
which one may walk OR all the rooms or
areas on the same level of a building; a
story.
Footprint: the impression left by a foot or
shoe on the ground or a surface.
Glass: a hard, brittle substance, typically
transparent or translucent, made by fusing
sand with soda, lime, and sometimes
other ingredients and cooling rapidly. It is
used to make windows, drinking
containers, and other articles.
Ground: the solid surface of the earth.
Land: an expanse of land; an area of
ground, especially in terms of its
ownership or use.
Layer: a sheet, quantity, or thickness of
material, typically one of several, covering
a surface or body.
Machine: an apparatus using or applying
mechanical power and having several
parts, each with a definite function and
together performing a particular task.
Mega-structure: a massive construction or
structure, especially a complex of many
buildings.
Methodology: a system of methods used in
a particular area of study or activity.
Pavilion: a summerhouse or other
decorative building used as a shelter in a
park or large garden.
Reclaimed: retrieve or recover (something
previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the
return of.
Rock-solid: unlikely to change, fail, or
collapse.
Skyscraper: a very tall building of many
stories.
Slope: a surface of which one end or side
is at a higher level than another; a rising or
falling surface.
Steel: a hard, strong, gray or bluish-gray
alloy of iron with carbon and usually other
elements, used extensively as a structural
and fabricating material.
Structure: the arrangement of and relations
between the parts or elements of
something complex.
Technique: a skillful or efficient way of
doing or achieving something.
Watertight: closely sealed, fastened, or
fitted so that no water enters or passes
through.