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Answerwritten2014Whatarethemostinnovative,uniqueandcrazycivilengineeringprojectseverdone?Iwillmentionsomeofthemostcrazycivilengineeringworkswhichhavealwaysinspiredme.1)Rotating17000+tonbridgeAchallengingprojectwasputforwardbytheChinesegovernmenttomakea250meterlong6laneflyoverabovethehighspeedrailwaywithoutstoppingtherailwayserviceforevenaminute!Withthecountryshighspeedrailnetworkbeingthelargestintheworld,itwasconsiderednotfeasibletoevenhaltittemporarily.Ofcourseitwasverychallengingprojectandsurprisinglyonefirmwithagroupofbrilliantengineerstookthechallengeandbuilditsuccessfully!Herearethephotos.Theyfirstbuildthecompletebridgeonthesideoftherailwayline.Thentheyrotatedthe17000tonstructureat106degreestoconnectittotherestofthesection!KshitijSalgunan,Athinker,entrepreneurandawebdeveloper8.1kupvotesbyD.Prakash,AkshayBaxi,DivyaKushwaha,AmithES,(more)Ittookonly90minutestoconnectthesectiontotherestofthebridge,turningit106degreesona15metrehighaxis.Theycompletedtheirtaskwithoutevenstoppingthetrainserviceforaminute!Infacttheydidn'teveninformthetraincompany!Whoeverwastheleadengineer,Ishouldsaythatittakeslotofgutstodosomethingextraordinarylikethis.2.GatesheadMillenniumBridgeTheGatesheadMillenniumBridgeisapedestrianandcyclistbridgespanningRiverTyneinEngland.Thebridgeisessentiallytwogracefulcurves,oneformingthedeckandtheothersupportingit,spanningbetweenthetwoislandsrunningparalleltothequaysides.Toallowshipstopassunderneath,thiswholeassemblyrotatesasasingle,rigidstructure.Asthearchtiltslower,thepathwayrises,eachcounterbalancingtheother,andapathwayovertheriverisformed.Theparaboliccurvesofthedeckextendthe105mcrossingdistancetoaround120m,givingenoughextralengthtoprovidetherequiredclearanceabovethewater.Theappearanceofthebridgewheninmotionleadstoitsometimesbeingcalledthe'BlinkingEyeBridge'Source:GatesheadMillenniumBridge:WorldsOnlyTiltingBridge Atnight,thelightingmakesitbeautiful.3.TrampolineBridge,ParisThemostamazingbridgeintheworld?Yes!Ibelieveitis!Thisawesomestructureisbasicallyagianttrampolinethatencouragespeopletoembracetheirinnerchildbyhoppingacrossthewater!ThisisabridgeconceptproposedbyadesignfirminParis.ThereisonesmallproblemwiththeParisianBouncyBridgethough:thelawsuitswouldflowinlikethebutteroveraplateofescargot.Trampolineinjuriesareoneofthecornerstonesofpersonalinjuryliabilitythesedays.Unfortunately,itisinsanelyeasytoinjureyourselfonatrampoline,andeveneasiertobringalawsuitagainsttheownerifyouhaventsignedaliabilitywaiver.Mostcommercialplaceshaveyousignonebeforebeingabletousetheirtrampolines,butIcannotimaginetheParisiangovernmentbeingabletogatherasignaturefromeveryonecrossingtheriver.Source:TheGreatestBridgeThatNeverWasParis'TrampolineBridge Ihateitwhen'fearoflawsuit'bringsdownawesomeideas.4.TheTianjinEye,TianjinTianjinEyeisa120metertallgiantFerriswheelbuiltontheYongleBridgeovertheHaiRiverinTianjin,China.Itisclaimedtobetheonlysuchwheeltohavebeenconstructedoverabridge.Itisoneoftheworld'sbiggestferriswheelswithacapacityof384passengersatatime!Ilikeitwhensomethingextraordinarylikethisismade.5.TheKurilpaBridge,Brisbane ,AustraliaDoesn'tthatstructurelookcrazy?TheKurilpaBridgeutilizesBuckminsterFuller'sprincipleoftensegrityproducingasynergybetweenbalancedtensionandcompressioncomponentstocreatealightstructurethatisincrediblystrong.ItfeaturesaLEDlightingsystempoweredalmostcompletelyby84integratedsolarpanelswhichproduceandaverageof100KWhaday.Thisisconnectedtothegrid&hencethebridgecangetpowerwhenneededorgivepowerbacktothegridwhenasurplusisgenerated.6.FalkirkWheelTheFalkirkWheelistheworld'sfirstandonlyrotatingboatliftandwascreatedtolinktwocanalsbetweentheeastandwestofScotland.Thewheelwasdesignedtocarrytwoboatsupandtwoboatsdownthe35metredropinlevelbetweentwocanalsinjust15minutes.source:TheFalkirkWheelandVisitorCentre,Scotland Thisisreallyanamazingpieceofengineering.Itlooksbeautifulatnight.Wow.Youjustcrossedtheaverageattentionspanofmosthumans!Readon,yousuperhuman:)7)GotthardBaseTunnel:57KmsofPureEngineeringMarvelTheGotthardBaseTunnelisarailwaytunnelintheheartoftheSwissAlps expectedtoopenonJune2,2016.Witharoutelengthof57km(35.4mi)andatotalof151.84km(94.3mi)oftunnels,shaftsandpassages,itistheworld'slongestrailtunnel .source:GotthardBaseTunnelItwasconstructedbycontinuouslyboringfor15yearsusingmultipletunnelboringmachinesasshownabove.Itisalsooneofthesafesttunnelsintheworldwithmultipleemergencyexits.8)MillauviaductBridge,FranceNow,what'sextraordinaryaboutthisbridge?It'sheight!TheheightofthepillarssupportingthisbridgeishigherthantheheightofEiffeltower!TheMillauViaductisacablestayedroadbridgethatspansthevalleyoftheriverTarnnearMillauinsouthernFrance.DesignedbytheFrenchstructuralengineerMichelVirlogeuxandBritisharchitectNormanFoster,itisthetallestbridgeintheworldwithonemast'ssummitat343.0metersabovethebaseofthestructure.Itisalsothe12thhighestbridgeintheworld,witha270metersdropfromthebridgeroadtothevalleybelow.The2460meterslongbridgeisastunningarchitecturalanddesignfeat.Anditisbeautifultolookataswell.Thebridgewasopenedin2004toclosethe"missinglink"ontheA75autoroutethatconnectsParisinthenorthtoPerpignaninthesouththeMillauViaductwastheresultof17yearsofideas,proposals,anddesignthatresultedinshaving37milesofftheformerroutethroughtheregion.Butratherthanchooseamundanedesignthatsimplydidthejob,theFrenchwentbig.source:MillauViaduct,France:theTallestBridgeintheWorld9)ThreeGorgesDam,ChinaTheThreeGorgesDamistheworldslargesthydropowerprojectandmostnotoriousdam.Itisalsotheworld'slargestconcretestructureandcosts30+BillionDollars.Thisdammakesittothislistduetoitssheersize.Thismassiveprojectsetsrecordsforthenumberofpeopledisplaced(morethan1.2million),numberofcitiesandtownssubmerged(13cities,140towns,1,350villages),andlengthofreservoir(morethan600kilometers).The32largeturbinesproduceselectricityequivalentto18nuclearpowerplantsmakingittheworldslargestpowerstationofanykind.(22500MW)Aswellasproducingelectricity,thedamisintendedtoincreasetheYangtzeRiver'sshippingcapacityandreducethepotentialforfloodsdownstreambyprovidingfloodstoragespace.Italsohaveashipliftwhichallowsshipstocrossthedamwithin3040minutes.Thisvideo(BigBigger&BiggestDams)beautifullyexplainsthemajorchallengeswhichengineershadtoovercometobuildthisdam.Itsworthwatchingafterreadingthisanswer.10)LargeHadronCollider(Thisisthecraziestone)TheLargeHadronCollider isamassiveandpowerfulmachine.Itconsistsofeightsectors.Eachsectorisanarcboundedoneachendbyasectioncalledaninsertion.TheLHC'scircumferencemeasures27kilometers(16.8miles)around.Theacceleratortubesandcollisionchambersare100meters(328feet)underground.TheLHCusesmagnets tosteerbeamsofprotonsastheytravelat99.99percentthespeedoflight .Themagnetsareverylarge,manyweighingseveraltons.Thereareabout9,600magnetsintheLHC.Themagnetsarecooledtoachilly1.9degreesKelvin(271.25Celsiusor456.25Fahrenheit).That'scolderthanthevacuumofouterspace.source:LHCByTheNumbersHowStuffWorks AskQuestionSearch Home Write Notifications D.Prakash13Downvote Comments 47+ 83Thisisoneplacewheremechanicalengineers,electronicengineers,computerscienceengineers,civilengineers,electricalengineers,plumbers,electricians,chemists,physicists,andeveryexpertyoucanthinkof,workstogetherasateam.Thisprojectpusheseveryengineeringtoitslimits.Ihopetheywillsoonfindtheanswersoflife,universeandeverything.:pItwillrequireananswerbiggerthanthisonetoexplainaboutwhatitdoes.Imaywriteitasanotheranswersoon.:)byKshitijSalgunan(Ifyoulikedthisanswer,youmaywanttocheckoutmyotherdetailedanswers.YoumaybesurprisedtoknowthatIamacomputerscienceengineeringstudentandnotacivilengineer!Ijusthappenstohavediverseinterests.)UpdatedTue.184,717views.Upvoted 8.1k ShareCivilEngineeringDownvoteQuestionfollowed27MarWhatarethetop10civilengineeringcompaniesinIndia?What'stheeligibilitycriteriaforthosecompanies?3AnswersFollow 11 WriteAnswer ShareTourismAnswerwritten20MarWhatrealplacesorbuildingslookasiftheycouldhavebeenDownvote Comments 13+ 12takenoutoffairytales?AmazingAtlanticOceanroad(Norway)IthasbeenprizedforbestroadtripbyBBC.ClosertotheNorthPole,themoonlookslikeagiantmassiveplanet....(more)AshishVerma2.1kupvotesbySubhrajyotiGhatak,KirstiMenna,SmitaSankhe,PatrickCrosset,(more)Upvote 2.1k ShareCivilEngineeringDownvote Comments 23+ 33Answerwritten31JanWhataresomeinfamousarchitecturalblunders?EverheardofabuildingthatcanmeltaJaguarcar? The'WalkieTalkie'building(officiallycalled'20Fenchurch')inLondon'sfinancialdistricthastheinfamousreputationofbeingablet...(more)VincenMathai,ForgedintheheatofQatar,tempered...(more)5.3kupvotesbyAyyappanPillai,SamruddhiBothara,RashmiElangovan,SrikaanthSridhar,(more)Upvote 5.3k ShareIndiaDownvote Comments 15+ 21Answerpromoted13JunWhydocompanieslikeTCS,Infosys,IGATE,Syntel,Capgeminietc.,hirestudentswhoknowEnglishwellbuttheyarezeroesatthetechnicallevel,especiallyintheengineeringfield?Hithere,Iamanengineermyself&Isurelyagreewiththat.:DButwhenMNCs(liketheonesmentionedabove)hitengineeringcollegecampusforrecruitment,theyalreadyhaveaclearmindseto...(more)AniketMohite,ADrupalenthusiast,Atravellover&...(more)371upvotesbyMukulTheChamp,KeerthihaSenguttuvan,AnveshYadav,SandeepGodara,(more)Upvote 371 ShareIndia Answerwritten25MayWhataresomeofthebestroads/routesinIndia?SuparnaHalder,Travelbuff1.9kupvotesbySwateekJena,MuthuRaman,SkandaTShankarananda,RajatVashishta,(more)Downvote Comments 28+ 3ShillongtoCherrapunjiThisrouteisdefinitelyoneofthefavouriteroutesIhavetravelledsofar.ThedrivefromShillongtothewettestplaceonEarth,Cherrapunjiisheavenonearth.Oneof...(more)Upvote 1.9k ShareCivilEngineeringDownvote Comments 28+ 13Answerwritten2013Insteadofbuildingtheworld'stallestskyscraper,whycan'twestartbuildingtheworld'sdeepestbuilding?Theansweriswecanbuildthedeepestbuilding,butmostlywedon'twantto.Afewthingstoconsider.Inmostlocationsoftheworld,thegroundiscomposedoflayersofsands,silts,claysand...(more)IsaacGaetz,StructuralEngineer1.1kupvotesbyKatrinSusanneRichter,HadayatSeddiqi,DavidMuccigrosso,MayurKanaiya,(more)Upvote 1.1k ShareCivilEngineeringDownvote Comments 27+ 1Answerwritten31DecWhatarethebigskyscraperprojectsgoingoninIndia?ThebigskyscraperprojectscurrentlygoingoninIndiaare(Top5):1)WorldOneLocationUpperWorli,MumbaiHeight1,450feet(442metres)...(more)NitishaKasar.2.3kupvotesbyKirtiRatanBhatele,JhasketanSahu,KalyaniBhakare,SnehaDongre,(more)Upvote 2.3k ShareCivilEngineering Answerwritten2014Whatisthegreatestandtoughestprojectevercompletedincivilengineering?RakshitaNagayach,Civil'sinmyDNA285upvotesbyHarshrajSachdeva,AakarshChaturvedi,AbhinandAb,Ma'azKhan,(more)Downvote Comments 4+ 11IbelievethePalmIsland(PalmJumeirah),Dubaiwasthemostaudaciousprojectofitstime.Buildinganislandinthemiddleofanoceanwasthebravestthingtodo.Theislandhasabreathtaking...(more)Upvote 285 ShareCivilEngineeringDownvote Comment 1Answerwritten28MayWhoisthegreatestcivilengineeralive?E.Sreedharan(MetroMan)Childhood&EducationHewasborninPalakkaddistrictofKeralaon12June1932.HisfamilyhailedfromKarukaputhoor.HechosetostudyengineeringandcompletedhisCiv...(more)Anonymous112upvotesbyHetThakkar,GirirajSingh,AathiraMT,ShivamSingh,(more)Upvote 112 Share