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CivilEngineering Answerwritten2014

Whatarethemostinnovative,uniqueandcrazycivil
engineeringprojectseverdone?
KshitijSalgunan,Athinker,entrepreneurandawebdeveloper
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Iwillmentionsomeofthemostcrazycivilengineeringworkswhichhave
alwaysinspiredme.

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1)Rotating17000+tonbridge

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AchallengingprojectwasputforwardbytheChinesegovernmenttomakea
250meterlong6laneflyoverabovethehighspeedrailwaywithoutstopping
therailwayserviceforevenaminute!Withthecountryshighspeedrail
networkbeingthelargestintheworld,itwasconsiderednotfeasibletoeven
haltittemporarily.
Ofcourseitwasverychallengingprojectandsurprisinglyonefirmwithagroup
ofbrilliantengineerstookthechallengeandbuilditsuccessfully!

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Theyfirstbuildthecompletebridgeonthesideoftherailwayline.

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Thentheyrotatedthe17000tonstructureat106degreestoconnectittothe
restofthesection!

Ittookonly90minutestoconnectthesectiontotherestofthebridge,turning
it106degreesona15metrehighaxis.

Theycompletedtheirtaskwithoutevenstoppingthetrainserviceforaminute!
Infacttheydidn'teveninformthetraincompany!
Whoeverwastheleadengineer,Ishouldsaythatittakeslotofgutstodo
somethingextraordinarylikethis.

2.GatesheadMillenniumBridge

TheGatesheadMillenniumBridgeisapedestrianandcyclistbridge
spanningRiverTyneinEngland.Thebridgeisessentiallytwograceful
curves,oneformingthedeckandtheothersupportingit,spanningbetween
thetwoislandsrunningparalleltothequaysides.Toallowshipstopass
underneath,thiswholeassemblyrotatesasasingle,rigidstructure.Asthe
archtiltslower,thepathwayrises,eachcounterbalancingtheother,anda
pathwayovertheriverisformed.Theparaboliccurvesofthedeckextend
the105mcrossingdistancetoaround120m,givingenoughextralengthto
providetherequiredclearanceabovethewater.Theappearanceofthe
bridgewheninmotionleadstoitsometimesbeingcalledthe'BlinkingEye
Bridge'
Source:GatesheadMillenniumBridge:WorldsOnlyTiltingBridge

Atnight,thelightingmakesitbeautiful.

3.TrampolineBridge,Paris

Themostamazingbridgeintheworld?Yes!Ibelieveitis!Thisawesome
structureisbasicallyagianttrampolinethatencouragespeopletoembrace
theirinnerchildbyhoppingacrossthewater!Thisisabridgeconcept
proposedbyadesignfirminParis.
ThereisonesmallproblemwiththeParisianBouncyBridgethough:the
lawsuitswouldflowinlikethebutteroveraplateofescargot.Trampoline
injuriesareoneofthecornerstonesofpersonalinjuryliabilitythesedays.
Unfortunately,itisinsanelyeasytoinjureyourselfonatrampoline,and
eveneasiertobringalawsuitagainsttheownerifyouhaventsigneda
liabilitywaiver.Mostcommercialplaceshaveyousignonebeforebeingable
tousetheirtrampolines,butIcannotimaginetheParisiangovernment
beingabletogatherasignaturefromeveryonecrossingtheriver.
Source:TheGreatestBridgeThatNeverWasParis'TrampolineBridge
Ihateitwhen'fearoflawsuit'bringsdownawesomeideas.

4.TheTianjinEye,Tianjin

TianjinEyeisa120metertallgiantFerriswheelbuiltontheYongleBridge
overtheHaiRiverinTianjin,China.Itisclaimedtobetheonlysuchwheelto
havebeenconstructedoverabridge.
Itisoneoftheworld'sbiggestferriswheelswithacapacityof384passengersat
atime!Ilikeitwhensomethingextraordinarylikethisismade.

5.TheKurilpaBridge,Brisbane ,Australia

Doesn'tthatstructurelookcrazy?
TheKurilpaBridgeutilizesBuckminsterFuller'sprincipleoftensegrity
producingasynergybetweenbalancedtensionandcompressioncomponents
tocreatealightstructurethatisincrediblystrong.
ItfeaturesaLEDlightingsystempoweredalmostcompletelyby84integrated
solarpanelswhichproduceandaverageof100KWhaday.Thisisconnectedto
thegrid&hencethebridgecangetpowerwhenneededorgivepowerbackto
thegridwhenasurplusisgenerated.

6.FalkirkWheel

TheFalkirkWheelistheworld'sfirstandonlyrotatingboatliftandwas
createdtolinktwocanalsbetweentheeastandwestofScotland.Thewheel
wasdesignedtocarrytwoboatsupandtwoboatsdownthe35metredrop
inlevelbetweentwocanalsinjust15minutes.
source:TheFalkirkWheelandVisitorCentre,Scotland
Thisisreallyanamazingpieceofengineering.

Itlooksbeautifulatnight.

Wow.Youjustcrossedtheaverageattentionspanof
mosthumans!Readon,yousuperhuman:)

7)GotthardBaseTunnel:57KmsofPureEngineering
Marvel

TheGotthardBaseTunnelisarailwaytunnelintheheartoftheSwiss
Alps expectedtoopenonJune2,2016.Witharoutelengthof57km(35.4
mi)andatotalof151.84km(94.3mi)oftunnels,shaftsandpassages,itis
theworld'slongestrailtunnel .
source:GotthardBaseTunnel

Itwasconstructedbycontinuouslyboringfor15yearsusingmultipletunnel
boringmachinesasshownabove.Itisalsooneofthesafesttunnelsinthe
worldwithmultipleemergencyexits.

8)MillauviaductBridge,France

Now,what'sextraordinaryaboutthisbridge?

It'sheight!Theheightofthepillarssupportingthisbridgeishigherthanthe
heightofEiffeltower!

TheMillauViaductisacablestayedroadbridgethatspansthevalleyofthe
riverTarnnearMillauinsouthernFrance.DesignedbytheFrench
structuralengineerMichelVirlogeuxandBritisharchitectNormanFoster,it
isthetallestbridgeintheworldwithonemast'ssummitat343.0meters
abovethebaseofthestructure.Itisalsothe12thhighestbridgeinthe
world,witha270metersdropfromthebridgeroadtothevalleybelow.The
2460meterslongbridgeisastunningarchitecturalanddesignfeat.Anditis
beautifultolookataswell.
Thebridgewasopenedin2004toclosethe"missinglink"ontheA75
autoroutethatconnectsParisinthenorthtoPerpignaninthesouththe
MillauViaductwastheresultof17yearsofideas,proposals,anddesignthat
resultedinshaving37milesofftheformerroutethroughtheregion.But
ratherthanchooseamundanedesignthatsimplydidthejob,theFrench
wentbig.
source:MillauViaduct,France:theTallestBridgeintheWorld

9)ThreeGorgesDam,China

TheThreeGorgesDamistheworldslargesthydropowerprojectandmost
notoriousdam.Itisalsotheworld'slargestconcretestructureandcosts
30+BillionDollars.Thisdammakesittothislistduetoitssheersize.
Thismassiveprojectsetsrecordsforthenumberofpeopledisplaced(more
than1.2million),numberofcitiesandtownssubmerged(13cities,140towns,
1,350villages),andlengthofreservoir(morethan600kilometers).
The32largeturbinesproduceselectricityequivalentto18nuclearpower
plantsmakingittheworldslargestpowerstationofanykind.(22500MW)
Aswellasproducingelectricity,thedamisintendedtoincreasetheYangtze
River'sshippingcapacityandreducethepotentialforfloodsdownstreamby
providingfloodstoragespace.Italsohaveashipliftwhichallowsshipsto
crossthedamwithin3040minutes.

Thisvideo(BigBigger&BiggestDams)beautifullyexplainsthemajor
challengeswhichengineershadtoovercometobuildthisdam.Itsworth
watchingafterreadingthisanswer.

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10)LargeHadronCollider(Thisisthecraziestone)

TheLargeHadronCollider isamassiveandpowerfulmachine.Itconsists
ofeightsectors.Eachsectorisanarcboundedoneachendbyasection
calledaninsertion.TheLHC'scircumferencemeasures27kilometers(16.8
miles)around.Theacceleratortubesandcollisionchambersare100meters
(328feet)underground.
TheLHCusesmagnets tosteerbeamsofprotonsastheytravelat99.99
percentthespeedoflight .Themagnetsareverylarge,manyweighing
severaltons.Thereareabout9,600magnetsintheLHC.Themagnetsare
cooledtoachilly1.9degreesKelvin(271.25Celsiusor456.25Fahrenheit).
That'scolderthanthevacuumofouterspace.
source:LHCByTheNumbersHowStuffWorks

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