Water Bridge
12-18-2007, 07:37 PM
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Water Bridge
Have you ever seen a WATER go OVER a river?
Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe !
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WaterBridge in Germany ... 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'* a puzzle for you armchair engineers and physicists.
Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the weight of the water?
?
Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe !
waterbridge.jpg
WaterBridge in Germany ... 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'* a puzzle for you armchair engineers and physicists.
Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the weight of the water?
?
12-18-2007, 07:47 PM
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Re: Water Bridge
Originally Posted by Gumball
Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the weight of the water?
?
have not opened a physics book in 10 years but that is my guess...
12-18-2007, 07:50 PM
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Re: Water Bridge
Originally Posted by chris c
Originally Posted by Gumball
Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, or just the weight of the water?
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have not opened a physics book in 10 years but that is my guess...
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.
12-18-2007, 09:03 PM
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Thats pretty neat 
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12-19-2007, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Gumball
I didnt start that 
Jim W did
Jim W did
My bad. I guess I should pay a little closer attention.
12-19-2007, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
PHOTOSHOP!
jk
jk
I checked snopes before I posted. it does look like a really good PS work
more about it here.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,990878,00.html
