Palm+Islands

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 * **Built: From 2001 till 2008 **
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 * **Type of structure: **
 * This structure is a mass structure. **
 * Short information about the structure (history, dimensions...) **

===  Palm Islands  are a group of artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ,  on which major commercial and residential infrastructures are being constructed.They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties. The islands are called the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and The World.The islands have approximately 100 million cubic metres of rock and sand.Construction was originally planned to take 10–15 years,but it was built quicker. ===


 * __2.- WHAT ARE THE M __****__AIN FUNCTIONS OR USES OF THE STRUCTURE? __**


 * We use Palm Island for leisure, lodging, health, industry and relaxation.**



//**__3.- WHAT DIFFERENT PARTS ARE THERE? Elements of the structure... __**//



We can find columns, pillars, beams, arches, cables and pylons.

//**__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">4.- WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS MADE OF? __** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED ** //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">:




 * They are made mainly of sand and rocks.**

You can see some examples on the following photographs.
 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5.- STRESSES IN THE STRUCTURE __****<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">: ** there are examples of tension, compression, bending and shearing.




 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">6.- STABILITY, RIGIDITY AND RESISTANCE __**
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Palm Islands are made rigid by : their natural materials and structure. **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Their structure is made stable by :their bases and huge breakwater than surrounds every island. **
 * **<span style="background-color: white; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 9.5pt;">Their structure is made resistant by : rocks, concrete and pillars. **


 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">7.- Picture Gallery __**




 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">7.- More information: __**

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 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">9.- CURIOSITIES __**

The most luxurious hotels in the world can be found on these islands.

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Almost every island on The World belongs to a celebrity.



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The project is not finished. They want to build more islands. At the end, it will be known as The Universe.

[[image:http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/dubai-the-universe.jpeg width="272" height="208"]] **The Universe**

 * __<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">10.- PERSONAL COMMENTS __**

====I really enjoyed doing this project. When I saw the islands I was amazed. I wanted to know more about them: how they were built, which materials they were made of. I have learned a lot, and I answered all my questions.====



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