Canal embankments
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| # | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canal d'Hermillon | France |
| 2 | Canal d'Oraison | France |
| 3 | Canal de Curbans | France |
| 4 | Canal de Sisteron | France |
| 5 | Canso Causeway | Canada |
| 6 | Glomel Cut | France |
| 7 | Saut du Laudot | France |
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Repair of sills in the Panama Canal
In 2007, the comprehensive expansion of the 80 km long Panama Canal that was opened in 1914 began. Thanks to the construction of a third, larger lock complex and a third waterway, the capacity of the canal that is used by 13,000 to 14,00 ... [more]
Expansion of the Panama Canal completed
The expansion of the second most important waterway in the world is finished. Since the end of June 2016, large container ships can now also pass through the around 80 km long Panama Canal which connects the Pacific with the Atlantic. Fo ... [more]
Bar anchors stabilize peninsula during Panama Canal extension
Since 2007, work has been underway on the most comprehensive expansion in the history of the Panama Canal. In the meantime, this project is nearly completed. In addition to a third set of locks, it also incl ... [more]
Literature
- (1966): Canales pretensados. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 17, n. 80-81 (3rd Quarter 1966), pp. 197-200.
- (1860): Description of the Works on the Netherton Tunnel Branch of the Birmingham Canal. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 19, n. 1860 ( 1860), pp. 263-276, appendix.
- (2000): Regeneration of the Forth & Clyde and Union canals, Scotland. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 138, n. 2 (May 2000), pp. 61-72.
- (2010): The Western Canal, Forerunner of the Kennet and Avon Canal. In: The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, v. 80, n. 1 (January 2010), pp. 1-21.
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