Water Bridge Over River

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Ratnesh Jaiswal B.Tech(Mechanical)/MBA(Energy)

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` What a feat! Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long.......

Now this is engineering! This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and

joins the former East and West Germany, as part of the unification project. It

is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the

day of inauguration. To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a

puzzle for you armchair engineers and physicists. Did that bridge have tobe designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or

just the weight of the water?

Answer: It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water!

Why? A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the same as

the ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded.





` The Banpo Bridge is a major bridge in downtown Seoul

over the Han River, South Korea, connecting the Seocho

and Yongsan districts. Banpo Bridge is on top of Jamsu

Bridge, forming a ³double deck´ bridge. When the water

level rises too high, the Jamsu Bridge becomes coveredwith water and gets closed off. The lower deck

incorporates pedestrian and bicycle paths that provide

easy access to the Banpo Hangang Park from the north

side of the river. Banpo Bridge is agirder bridge and wascompleted in 1982.





` A cool bar located on a river. Aiola Island, located right in

the center of the Mur River in Graz, Austria, was built in

2003, and immediately developed itself as a popular

attraction. The µisland¶ was created by the New York

artist Vito Acconci. It has a sunbathing area, a trendy bar and a coffee house, plus it allows you to cross the Mur

River from one shore to another.





` The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and

cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England

between Gateshead¶s Quays arts quarter on the south

bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the

north bank. The award-winning structure was conceivedand designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre and structural

engineers Gifford. The bridge is sometimes referred to

as the µBlinking Eye Bridge or the µWinking Eye Bridge

due to its shape and its tilting method. In terms of height,the Gateshead Millennium Bridge is slightly shorter than

the neighbouring Tyne Bridge, and stands as the

sixteenth tallest structure in the city.







` The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in

Scotland, UK, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal

with the Union Canal. It is named after the nearby town

of Falkirk which is in central Scotland. The two canals

were previously connected by a series of 11 locks, butby the 1930s these had fallen into disuse, were filled in

and the land built upon them.





` The bridge has a unique wave-form made up of seven undulating

curved steel ³ribs´ that alternately rise over and under its deck. The

curved ³ribs´ form alcoves that function as shelters with seats within

and also to accommodate large number of people during public

events.Slats of yellow balau wood, an all-weather timber found in

South-East Asia, are used in the decking. Look out for carvings on

the slats marking the height you are at on various points along the

bridge.During the day, one can enjoy the habour views while

standing on the 12-storey high bridge. Beyond the bridge, it

provides one with a soothing mood while meandering through the

forest walk and the earth trails. At night, the wave-forms will be litwith lights from 7pm to 2am daily, giving the bridge an illuminative

glow, offering beautiful night scenic view of the city.







` Tianjin Eye is a 120-metre (390 ft) tall giant Ferris wheel built abovethe Chihai Bridge, over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed tobe the only such wheel to have been constructed over abridge.Construction started in 2007, with completion of the main bodyon 18 December 2007, and the wheel opened to the public on 7 April2008.At the time of completion, only the 135 m (443 ft) London Eye,

160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang, and 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer were taller.Tianjin Eye is one of four 120 m Ferris wheels in China, theother three being Changsha Ferris Wheel (completed 2004), SuzhouFerris Wheel (completed 2009), and Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel(completed 2003). The only Chinese Ferris wheel with a greater heightis the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang, which opened in 2006. The208 m (682 ft) Beijing Great Wheel, under construction since 2007 andoriginally planned to open in 2008, has been delayed until 2010.TianjinEye is electrically powered and has 48 passenger capsules, each ableto carry 8 passengers, and takes 30 minutes to complete a rotation,giving a maximum capacity of 768 passengers per hour.





` The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia is suspended at

700 metres above sea level and spans 125 across the

mountains, offering magnificent views of the Andaman

Sea and Thailand¶s Tarutao Island. It¶s set apart from

other bridges by its curves that provide differentperspectives of the landscapes. Here¶s one of the most

spectacular bridges in the world that delivers quite a

pump of adrenaline.







` The Ponte Vecchio (³Old Bridge´) is a Medieval bridge

over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still

having shops built along it, as was once common.

Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present

tenants are jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. Ithas been described as Europe¶s oldest wholly-stone,

closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge, but there are far

older segmental arch bridges such as Alconétar Bridge.

The Ponte Vecchio¶s two neighbouring bridges are the

Ponte Santa Trinità and the Ponte alle Grazie.







` Competing with some of the world¶s prominent structure,

Bridge to Nowhere, a bridge built on Atlantic road,

exhibits an amazing blend of natural vista and human

artwork. This road bridge of Norway was chosen as the

Norwegian Construction of the Century in the year of 2005.This bridge is surrounded by mountains from all

the sides and facilitates connection between

Kristiansund and Molde. It stretches over five miles

through green mountains embracing magnificent man-

made curves and scenic landscapes. You can enjoy the

sight of vast Atlantic ocean which has rich aquatic life

and bird species.The Atlantic Road was built in 1989.





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