engineering

KK100

KK100 is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand KK100 rather than just read about it. In short: KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m (1,450 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Location Located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen.

Key takeaways

KK100 belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect KK100 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of KK100 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m (1,450 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Location Located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen. It belongs to Shenzhen's Luohu District and is situated east of Lizhi Park, approximately one kilometer north of the border between mainland China and Hong Kong. The mixed-use building rises 442 m (1,450 ft) and contains 98 floors for office space and a hotel. Out of those 100 floors, 74 are used for 173,000 square metres (1,862,157 ft2) of Class A office space, 26 stories for a 35,000 square metres (376,737 ft2) six-star business hotel and the top four floors of the skyscraper hold a garden and several restaurants. Adjacent to KK100 is the KK Mall, which opened its doors November 26, 2010, and contains luxury brand stores, restaurants and a supermarket. The KK Mall also hosts Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema. The St. Regis Hotel occupies floors 75 to 100 of the main tower, which opened in September 2011. The lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is on the 96th floor. There are 4 elevators between the 1st and 96th floor, with two elevators stopping at floors 1, 5 and 96 and another 2 that only service floors 1 & 96). These 4 elevators are made by Mitsubishi and can reach speeds of 9 m/s (1800 FPM).

Appearance It is currently the second tallest building in Shenzhen, and the 14th tallest building in the world. It is the tallest building ever designed by a British architect. There is a water fountain in front of the building, and an observation deck near the top. In December 2011, the Emporis Skyscraper Award awarded the building a fourth place. The building has a height-width ratio of 9.5:1, thus becoming one of China's slimmest buildings.

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See also List of tallest buildings in Shenzhen List of tallest buildings in China List of tallest buildings in the world List of buildings with 100 floors or more

References

External links

Kingkey 100 on CTBUH Skyscraper Center

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with KK100

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what KK100 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to KK100 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about KK100 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of KK100

In research: KK100 appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses KK100 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: KK100 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2011 establishments in Shenzhen, Buildings and structures completed in 2011, Hotel buildings completed in 2011, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for KK100 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study KK100 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what KK100 means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain KK100 out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is KK100 in simple terms?

KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m (1,450 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Location Located on Shennan East Road and within Caiwuwei, an area often described as the 'financial district' of Shenzhen.

Why does KK100 matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study KK100?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on KK100.