Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: World’s Tallest Mobile Crane
The LTM 11200-9.1 is both the strongest and tallest telescopic crane in the world, lifting up to 1,200 tons (that's 2,645,000 pounds or 12 adult Blue Whales, depending on who's counting).
Its eight-part...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and completed in 1931. The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam, formerly called Boulder Dam, dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, at the Arizona-Nevada border, U.S. Constructed between 1930 and 1936, it is the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
It impounds Lake Mead, which extends for 115...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Langeled Pipeline
The 1,166 km Langeled Pipeline has helped Norway and Britain to scale new heights with regard to their oil and gas export and import business.
Part of the Ormen Lange gas field, the...
Tuesday’s marvels of engineering: Pearl Bridge
The Pearl Bridge (Akashi-Kaikyo) is holding the title of “World’s Longest Suspension Bridge” with a span of 1,991 meters (6,532 ft).
The second longest suspension bridge is China’s Xihoumen Bridge. The bridge links the city...
