The building of Palm Jumeirah has greatly extended scientific knowledge of what can be achieved. These learnings are now being applied to further Nakheel developments along the Dubai coastline. Most notably the two new Palms - Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Diera.
The flow of water between the individual fronds, for example, was meticulously modelled in the building of Palm Jumeirah to ensure that there would be no stagnation. The final design ensures that the entire volume of water within the island will be refreshed every 13 days.
A process called vibro-compaction is used to ensure any further settlement of sand and rock should be less than one inch over the next 50 years.
Palm Jumeirah is surrounded by coral reef, bringing abundant marine life to an area of the Arabian Gulf that was previously barren seabed. The coral has been stimulated by building the breakwater in steps. This same process is now being applied to other projects to bring further reef growth to the shores of Dubai.
