3 |8 h* c4 R$ r5.39.217.77:8898If you are not a Physics person, read on and learn a fact of physics. 2 U ?5 H3 O& D {6 F+ I0 C7 K8 s$ L# \AMAZING! : M( ~$ R" x1 Q) w 9 |3 T: Q) E" ~; f公仔箱論壇Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe!tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 h3 f2 T6 G# Z. X' \; C( H [attach]1486499[/attach]5.39.217.77:8898( _7 h) E2 w& E6 E
$ T) R/ v* L: W8 O* ]/ ]Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany What a feat! Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long. Now this is engineering! tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ^3 b. b* P4 X* L
This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany as part of the unification project. ; |/ G) h* H, b* A# m+ k+ T9 W: bIt is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ u j" z+ v1 a# D8 i
6 c' w+ F9 s: I+ p- ?$ kThe photo was taken on the day of inauguration. # z. l+ R/ B; w' I, p- Q# w5.39.217.77:8898To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for you armchair engineers and physicists.! l ]+ k+ ^: d8 |: E+ t/ A3 V: ?3 n
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Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic,! Z3 k0 J3 ^6 A3 ^4 V+ \
Or just the weight of the water? 5.39.217.77:88988 e" I+ K' H+ f0 e
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; @% }- _# @: D/ e. Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water! 公仔箱論壇) g$ |" y& M: Q. |: u) J# f [
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公仔箱論壇* D9 ]4 H# e! M9 U7 M( g l1 |& j O: Z % a) j+ [- }6 T1 a9 J9 m公仔箱論壇 e! S* Y, S# o4 |( m% X6 { The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany 8 u9 M3 F: F/ m8 r( J7 @" }The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal and allows ships to cross over the Elbe River. At 918 meters, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world.( h6 b+ B4 Z: Y' T' K
The Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canals had previously met near Magdeburg but on opposite sides of the Elbe Ships moving between the two had to make a 12-kilometer detour, descending from the Mittelland Canal through the Rothensee boat lift into the Elbe, then sailing downstream on the river, before entering the Elbe-Havel Canal through Niegripp lock. Low water levels in the Elbe often prevented fully laden canal barges from making this crossing, requiring time-consuming off-loading of cargo. 3 a- z4 e# m: M3 }0 T8 y- O+ OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ W& _. Q s, b$ m4 v0 ]
Construction of the water link was started as early as in the 1930s but due to the World War 2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 \. a% d S" j! z4 Z2 A7 a9 c# J' C
