How Tall Can Skyscrapers Reach?

Some cities in China are building skyscrapers taller than 500 meters. And also Burj Khalifa in Dubai, It has the title of the tallest building in the world with a height of 828 meters.

However, Burj Khalifa will not always be the tallest building in the world because even in current projects Skyscraper taller than 1 kilometer They have plans. How tall can a skyscraper really be? There must be an upper limit, right?

A skyscraper can, in theory, be taller than a tall mountain.

If the base of the skyscraper is wide enough, like a mountain, with a tapering shape to reduce density; It can be built at least as high as a natural and high mountain.

Almost solid mountains Skyscrapers weighing up to 15% In theory, it could be 6.67 times taller than Mount Everest! It seems incredible to even imagine, right?

Of course, these remain only in theory…

We compared skyscrapers to mountains, but since skyscrapers are not mountains, it is not possible for them to have such a wide base. In such a case both devoid of natural light It is thick and does not look very good visually.

In addition, we can say that the scarcity of land and the high cost of construction make it impossible to build such a tall skyscraper. So to estimate the maximum height of the skyscraper We cannot take mountains as a practical reference. We can leave it only in theory.

As long as we widen the base, we can reach the length we want, but there are other factors.

Even if we build a 2000 meter skyscraper As we ascend into the atmosphere, air pressure differences occur. So it wouldn’t be very livable for people living on the top floors of this building.

Even if we ignore this factor and think of a building that extends into space, there is a need for an elevator to work in the building. in geostationary orbit (A Japanese company has already started working on a space elevator!).

In short, yes; We want to build a skyscraper where we can expand the base, find enough space and materials, and afford the cost. we can build as tall as we want But we have to stop at one point due to factors such as pressure.

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