Uploaded on 2014-12-09 by lial

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14181340996952399.jpg This photograph has been taken at Malaysia depicting the famous Petronas Towers of the Country.These are the twin skyscrapers In Kuala Lumpur and it was decalared as the tallest building from 1998 to 2004 and it is also the landmark for the country. The Petronas Towers' structural system is a tube in tube design. The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed which resembles motifs found in Islamic architecture as a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion.Due to the high cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete.High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors which is twice as effective as steel in sway reduction but it makes the building doubled as heavy on its foundation as a comparable to steel building.