General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Trough / U-shaped retaining structure |
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Function / usage: |
Lift lock |
Material: |
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Location
Location: |
Ronquières, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium |
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Part of: | |
Coordinates: | 50° 35' 56.83" N 4° 13' 19.08" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | ca. 6 km | |
tower height | 150 m | |
pier height | 20 m | |
slope of channel | 5 % | |
length of water wedge | 91.12 m | |
length of canal bridge | 290 m | |
length of elevated water slide | 400 m | |
length of water slide below grade | 1 032 m |
Cost
cost of construction | Belgian franc 3 185 000 000 |
Materials
piers |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Canal de Charleroi à Bruxelles. Plan incliné de Ronquières. In: Travaux, n. 351 (February 1964), pp. 113.
- La Modernisation du canal de Charleroi à Bruxelles: le plan incliné de Ronquières. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 43, n. 9-10 (September 1967), pp. 298-321. (1967):
- Le plan incliné de Ronquières. brochure, Francis Hambye, Namur (Belgium), 1997.
- Rapport annuel 2002. Ministère de l'Equipement et des Transports, Namur (Belgium), pp. 118-130.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009958 - Published on:
08/08/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021