The structure of Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Midfield Terminal Building is now completely self-supporting after de-propping of the last arch in the roof was completed.
Work took three days and 90 jacking points were used around the building for support while the process was underway.
This last stage released 8,000 tonnes of weight onto the roof, which weighs 21,000 tonnes in total.
Sulaiman Al Siksek, Chief Programs Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports commented: “Now that the complex process of de-propping the roof structure has been completed, the construction team has started clearing the 50 support towers under the roof, which will take them another four to five weeks.
“Meantime the work can now start on the exterior enveloping of the front façade and on the preparation necessary for the interior work on the central processor.”
During the next few months, Abu Dhabi Airports will begin building the stand-alone retails units in the duty free area of the building.
Completion of the new terminal, situated between the two runways, will expand the capacity of Abu Dhabi International to in excess of 45 million passengers per year within the next decade.