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The bridge became famous as the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history. Now, it’s also one of the world’s largest man-made reefs. The event changed forever how engineers desig…
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Allan Larsen, a bridge designer at the Danish consultancy firm COWI, talks about sailing, wind and new ideas. [Submitted by Uzi Frank] Related Videos Windpark – Megabuilders Wind Turbine C…
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edibek has posted a new entry on: Great Engineering
edibek has posted a new entry on: Great Engineering
We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s cli…
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The Yangshan Deep Water Port (Hangzhou Bay, south of Shanghai) is located in the middle of the ocean, 30km from dry land. With 20km of quay and 50 berths, Yangshan is destined to become the biggest de…
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The Gate Towers is designed to be built on one common denominator of all great structures…with its imposing architectural design, state of the art amenities and unrivalled location. The Gate Tow…
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Yas Island occupies a total land area of 2,500 hectares. The Island will feature attractions such as a world-class motor sports racetrack, signature hotels, the Ferrari theme park, water park, and the…
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Stunning time-lapse video of the construction of 3 wind turbines at Bristol Port, England. The turbines produce over 15 million units of new green electricity annually, enough to save around 13,000 to…
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The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that b…
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In less than 200 years the Aztec’s transformed themselves from a band of wandering nomads to the greatest civilization the New World had ever known. What records remain of this amazing feat indi…
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A huge and very nice project under construction to bring Panama City to the 21st century. Related Videos World’s Longest Trucks - Extreme Machines Windpark - Megabuilders The Ultimate Rol…
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Western Civilization has been influenced by many cultures, but it was born in Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks laid a foundation that has supported nearly 3000 years of European history. Philosopher…
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At the height of its glory, this mysterious civilization ruled a territory of 125,000 square miles across parts of Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. What began as a modest populatio…
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The recent robotic explorations of the ‘air-shafts’ in the Great Pyramid have demonstrated that there are still many mysteries surrounding the ancient monument. Ian Shaw discusses the deba…
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Twenty-five hundred years before the reign of Julius Caesar, the ancient Egyptians were deftly harnessing the power of engineering on an unprecedented scale. Egyptian temples, fortresses, pyramids and…
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This video tells the story of the expansion of the Roman Empire by means of amazing engineering feats. One of the more impressive anecdotes of this History Channel production is that the Roman aqueduc…
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