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| Extreme Engineering Cooper River Bridge |
Country: United States
Project: Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina
These men are are building the longest bridges in it's type ever attempted in North America. What they're doing is in the worst possible place. Charteton South Carolina, hurricanes, earthquakes and the world's biggest tanker ships posed deadly triple threat to the bridge and to the workmen building. If they succeed, trust will manage to remain one of the nation's most violent cost. If they fail, this flower of the South stay there in history once and for all.
The Cooper River Bridge Run is an annual 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) one-way road running event across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge held in the cities of Mount Pleasant and Charleston in South Carolina, on the Saturday before Easter weekend. The Bridge Run is the only competition in South Carolina sanctioned by USA Track and Field as an elite event. Based on number of race finishers, the event is the third largest 10K and the fifth largest road race in the United States.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Cooper River Bridge.
- wikipedia.org
Project: Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina
These men are are building the longest bridges in it's type ever attempted in North America. What they're doing is in the worst possible place. Charteton South Carolina, hurricanes, earthquakes and the world's biggest tanker ships posed deadly triple threat to the bridge and to the workmen building. If they succeed, trust will manage to remain one of the nation's most violent cost. If they fail, this flower of the South stay there in history once and for all.
The Cooper River Bridge Run is an annual 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) one-way road running event across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge held in the cities of Mount Pleasant and Charleston in South Carolina, on the Saturday before Easter weekend. The Bridge Run is the only competition in South Carolina sanctioned by USA Track and Field as an elite event. Based on number of race finishers, the event is the third largest 10K and the fifth largest road race in the United States.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Cooper River Bridge.
- wikipedia.org
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| Iceland Tunnels |
Iceland Tunnels
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
September 1, 2003
Country: Iceland
Project: Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Iceland Tunnels.
Project: Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant
Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant (Icelandic Kárahnjúkavirkjun) is a hydroelectric power plant in eastern Iceland designed to produce 4,600 gigawatt-hours (17,000 TJ) annually for Alcoa's Fjardaál aluminum smelter 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the east in Reyðarfjörður. With the installed capacity of 690 megawatts (930,000 hp), the plant is the largest hydroelectric power plant in Iceland.
The project, named after nearby Mount Kárahnjúkur, involves damming the Jökulsá á Dal river and the Jökulsá à Fljótsdal river with five dams, creating three reservoirs. Water from the reservoirs is then diverted through 73 kilometres (45 mi) of underground water tunnels and down a 420-metre (1,380 ft) vertical penstock towards a single underground power station. The smelter became fully operational in 2008 and the hydro-power project was completed in 2009.
Source - wikipedia.org
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Iceland Tunnels.
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| Oakland Bay Bridge |
Oakland Bay Bridge
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
August 4, 2004
Country: United States
Project: Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Oakland Bay Bridge.
Project: Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
The eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge is a construction project replacing an unsafe portion of the Bay Bridge with a new self-anchored suspension bridge (SAS) and a pair of viaducts.
The bridge is located in the U.S. state of California, and crosses the San Francisco Bay between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland. It was built between 2002 and 2013, and does not have a name other than the unofficial name of the bridge as a whole ("San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge").
The eastern span replacement is the largest public works project in California history,with an estimated cost of $6.4 billion.Originally scheduled to open in 2007, several problems delayed the opening until September 2, 2013. With a width of 258.33 ft (78.74 m), comprising 10 general purpose lanes, it is currently the world's widest bridge, according to Guinness World Records.
Source - wikipedia.org
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Oakland Bay Bridge.
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| Container Ships |
Container Ships
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
July 28, 2004
Country: Norway
Project: Adrian Mærsk (Maersk Line)
"Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
Container ship capacity is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Typical loads are a mix of 20-foot and 40-foot (2-TEU) ISO-standard containers, with the latter predominant."
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship
Project: Adrian Mærsk (Maersk Line)
"Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
Container ship capacity is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Typical loads are a mix of 20-foot and 40-foot (2-TEU) ISO-standard containers, with the latter predominant."
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship
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| Venice Flood Gates |
Venice Flood Gates
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
July 14, 2004
Country: Italy
Project: Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)
Venice Italy city of canals, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Home to spectacular churches, art and architecture. And Europe's most celebrated party, carnival. Throughout it's 1200 years history, Venice and its people have had a stormy relationship with the sea. The city has always been flooded, some parts more than 200 times a year. But in the last century the floods have gotten worse. The average water high has gone up nearly a foot. Doorway has been barricaded, sidewalk's raised, but it is not enough.
How to save Venice, the world's most beautiful city, from drowning? The problem the Adriatic Sea is rising, literally swallowing Venice inch by inch. But the city is fighting back. They use the front-line solders to do seemingly impossible task by building huge barriers which will keep out the rising tide. This will take eight years and cost taxpayers 4 billion dollars.
Will it work? find out now in Extreme Engineering here with Watch Documentaries 360 in this episode Venice Flood Gates.
Project: Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)
Venice Italy city of canals, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Home to spectacular churches, art and architecture. And Europe's most celebrated party, carnival. Throughout it's 1200 years history, Venice and its people have had a stormy relationship with the sea. The city has always been flooded, some parts more than 200 times a year. But in the last century the floods have gotten worse. The average water high has gone up nearly a foot. Doorway has been barricaded, sidewalk's raised, but it is not enough.
How to save Venice, the world's most beautiful city, from drowning? The problem the Adriatic Sea is rising, literally swallowing Venice inch by inch. But the city is fighting back. They use the front-line solders to do seemingly impossible task by building huge barriers which will keep out the rising tide. This will take eight years and cost taxpayers 4 billion dollars.
Will it work? find out now in Extreme Engineering here with Watch Documentaries 360 in this episode Venice Flood Gates.
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read more..
http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2014/08/venice-master-of-water.cfm
http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2014/08/venice-master-of-water.cfm
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| Turning Torso |
Turning Torso
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
July 7, 2004
Country: Sweden
Project: Turning Torso skyscraper
How do you build the tallest, narrowest, strangest looking skyscraper in Swedish history? The men of shift one face the incredible challenge, build one entire floor of the radical turning Torso in a single seven day shift. They'll have to battle the danger, the boss and the equipments crushing hangover and practical joke to stay on schedule and keep the pay check coming.
7 crazy days on the 36th floor right now on Extreme Engineering. February 2004, the buyer are scheduled to move into Sweden's coolest new apartment building in less than a year. 54 stories tall, the brochure says the turning Torso will twist like a liquor stick on the way out. On a clear day, a condo owners will be able to see miles from every directions, that is if they can be build. Nothing has ever been attempted on this scale.
Watch the video about this story here at Watch Documentaries 360 the Extreme Engineering series in this episode Turning Torso.
Project: Turning Torso skyscraper
How do you build the tallest, narrowest, strangest looking skyscraper in Swedish history? The men of shift one face the incredible challenge, build one entire floor of the radical turning Torso in a single seven day shift. They'll have to battle the danger, the boss and the equipments crushing hangover and practical joke to stay on schedule and keep the pay check coming.
7 crazy days on the 36th floor right now on Extreme Engineering. February 2004, the buyer are scheduled to move into Sweden's coolest new apartment building in less than a year. 54 stories tall, the brochure says the turning Torso will twist like a liquor stick on the way out. On a clear day, a condo owners will be able to see miles from every directions, that is if they can be build. Nothing has ever been attempted on this scale.
Watch the video about this story here at Watch Documentaries 360 the Extreme Engineering series in this episode Turning Torso.
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| Widening the Panama Canal |
Widening the Panama Canal
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
June 4, 2003
Country: Panama
Project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project
The Panama canal, considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world. It cuts through 50 miles of dense tropical jungle and solid rock and provides a ten-hour shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Versus treacherous two week passage around the tip of South America.
Each year thousands of ships go through the canal and are literally lifted across Panama mountain by a remarkable series of water elevators and man-made lakes. When the canal was finished in 1914, it was a marvel of engineering able to handle the mightiest ships of its day. But, that time has passed.
Today new super cargo ships are double even triple the size putting Panama at a crossroads to the gamble billions on redesigning the canal for the 21st century. Or lose billion in revenue from all the ships that the canal can tangle. The very future events country could be riding on that decision.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Widening the Panama Canal.
Project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project
The Panama canal, considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world. It cuts through 50 miles of dense tropical jungle and solid rock and provides a ten-hour shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Versus treacherous two week passage around the tip of South America.
Each year thousands of ships go through the canal and are literally lifted across Panama mountain by a remarkable series of water elevators and man-made lakes. When the canal was finished in 1914, it was a marvel of engineering able to handle the mightiest ships of its day. But, that time has passed.
Today new super cargo ships are double even triple the size putting Panama at a crossroads to the gamble billions on redesigning the canal for the 21st century. Or lose billion in revenue from all the ships that the canal can tangle. The very future events country could be riding on that decision.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Widening the Panama Canal.
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| Boston's Big Dig Extreme Engineering |
Boston's Big Dig
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
May 28, 2003
Country: United States
Project: Boston's Big Dig underground highway and bridge project
Boston Massachusetts, a city strangled by highway and choked by traffic. Through it's heart cut two major artery played by congestion in gridlock. But what if it would possible to replace this urban expressway with parks and send the cars underground.
To build the system which superhighways larger in scale than Panama Canal or Hoover Dam beneath the city without massively disrupting it or shutting it down. Impossible? or is it in fact this engineering feat is transforming America's oldest city but not without confronting unprecedented challenges. How do you hold up streets in skyscrapers while excavating best tunnels miles beneath them? How do you design these tunnels to be smart to handle traffics deadly fumes or fires. Can city solve their traffic nightmares by rebuilding their highways underground?
The most complex highway system ever built is about to open to the public. Knowing Boston and its big dig is the largest urban construction project in modern history and its engineering achievements promise to end the city's infamous traffic jams. Eight miles of superhighways, half of them underground will carry traffic around or below the city. But as engineers gear up to troubleshoot the opening, there is one wild card that cannot be engineer. How tens of thousands of Harry drivers will react to the may of changes
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Boston's Big Dig.
Project: Boston's Big Dig underground highway and bridge project
Boston Massachusetts, a city strangled by highway and choked by traffic. Through it's heart cut two major artery played by congestion in gridlock. But what if it would possible to replace this urban expressway with parks and send the cars underground.
To build the system which superhighways larger in scale than Panama Canal or Hoover Dam beneath the city without massively disrupting it or shutting it down. Impossible? or is it in fact this engineering feat is transforming America's oldest city but not without confronting unprecedented challenges. How do you hold up streets in skyscrapers while excavating best tunnels miles beneath them? How do you design these tunnels to be smart to handle traffics deadly fumes or fires. Can city solve their traffic nightmares by rebuilding their highways underground?
The most complex highway system ever built is about to open to the public. Knowing Boston and its big dig is the largest urban construction project in modern history and its engineering achievements promise to end the city's infamous traffic jams. Eight miles of superhighways, half of them underground will carry traffic around or below the city. But as engineers gear up to troubleshoot the opening, there is one wild card that cannot be engineer. How tens of thousands of Harry drivers will react to the may of changes
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Boston's Big Dig.
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Read more:
The boston big dig and the problem with complex projects
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig
The boston big dig and the problem with complex projects
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig
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