- 20 June 2006
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Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe! Water Bridge in
Germany .... 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 to be 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.
Germany .... 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 to be 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.
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