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in maxxi's" top ten sexiest sounding words ".....HYDRAULICS comes in at number 7....oooh!
can you guess what this is????
no prizes i'm afraid....but i will be impressed
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One remarkable feat of engineering seen from another. This is the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River, USA, which opened in 2010. It's jointly named after Mike O'Callaghan, Governor of Nevada from 1971–1979, and Pat Tillman, an American football player who left his career with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the United States Army and was sadly killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
The bridge roadway is 890 ft (270 m) above the river (making it the second highest bridge in the whole of the USA). I've crossed it in a car and on foot (there is a walkway) and the view is amazing.
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My picture was taken from the top of the nearby Hoover Dam, just 1,500 feet (460 m) away. Both are engineering marvels straddling the Arizona/Nevada border.
Before the bridge was built all road traffic had to negotiate several sharp turns and cross the top of the dam.
The Hoover Dam was built from 1931 to 1936, creating thousands of jobs during the Great Depression and creating Lake Mead. In recent years the water level of the lake has dropped a lot due to additional use of water from the Colorado River upstream and climate change. As of 2020 the water level varies between 40-44% of full. There are serious concerns that in the next few years the level could drop to a point which will cause the water and electricity supplies to a large area - ranging from nearby Las Vegas to distant California - to become unsustainable, having a major impact.
The visitor center for the dam is on the right of the picture, and it's possible to take a fascinating guided tour actually inside the dam.
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Engineering Approach - If it works, don't fix it!
I wish I had some power tools for the job. The Cube has been very un-cooperative.
Now I've never ever made a color shot of the strobist setup, but this one is an exception. You really must see it (click on the link at the end of the description). And please leave a comment which one you prefer - this one or setup shot :)
Strobist info:
* Canon 20D | 17-40mm @ 17 | f/8 | 1/250s | RAW | SOOC
* Sunpak 5000AF left into silver umbrella with 3/4 blue gel
* Sunpak 5000AF behind subject with tough green gel
* Subpak 4000AF right with 3/4 CTO gel
Strobist setup shot: click here
We opened the week with an engineering drawing of Monsieur Papin’s “Digester”, and so we end the week with another engineering drawing of a very complex piece of machinery. It reminded Morning Mary for one, of a song by the late Waterford-born singer Val Doonican, “The Marvellous Toy” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdJ0m8Rj5-Y
Collection: Mason Photographic Collection
Date: 1890 - 1910
NLI Ref: M23/56/8
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Some photographs take a little more effort than others. This is one of them.
Back in 2012, I photographed one of Osaka’s more unusual sights from a distance: the Hanshin Expressway (Ikeda Route), where an exit ramp passes directly through a building. It’s one of those pieces of urban engineering that feels almost impossible until you see it with your own eyes.
For this trip, I wanted to revisit the location, but with a different perspective. That meant spending quite some time researching possible vantage points and figuring out how I could get closer to the structure while maintaining a composition that showed just how remarkable it really is.
Eventually, I found my way into an office building across the street. The view was exactly what I had been looking for, but the conditions were far from ideal. The windows were covered in dirt and grime, leaving only a small clean section near the very top. Reaching it required some creative maneuvering and an almost impossible shooting position, balancing both camera and tripod in a way that probably looked rather ridiculous to anyone watching.
Despite the challenges, I'm quite pleased with the result. Sometimes photography is less about perfect conditions and more about persistence. Finding a way to make an image despite the obstacles often makes the final photograph all the more rewarding.
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Engineering work was taking place between Harrogate and Leeds on 21st June 2020. Here, Colas class 70/8 no. 70810 heads a ballast train, the 14.08 from Doncaster Belmont to Harrogate, entering the single line section at Poppleton.
With the sun dipping in and out, Colas Rail Class 56 56105 leads 56096 on 6C30 12.00 Kilburn Up and Down Goods Loop - Crewe Basford Hall approaching Lichfield Trent Valley
W. 56th St., NY, NY. Hoping someone can explain how those two outriggers work. Seems like there should be four of them to keep it from toppling.....can some of you engineers out there explain?
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
Rock Island, Illinois USA
On Mississippi River
Happy Birthday Corps (1779)!
My solution for the second challenge.
Unfortunately I don't have accesss to my bricks right now, so it'll be digital fiddling only :(
Here are two shots of the UP 8014 leading the PPTMV2 5 through Topeka this morning. It was an awfully convenient day for one of my classes to be off on a field trip, as I saw this thing hopping onto the Kansas Sub just as I was crossing the river myself.
The iron work on these locomotives is a site to be seen. This is one of the controls on a 5461 locomotive.
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To boldly go where no "fan" has gone before... you need a good warp and of course a clean and well maintained engineering room. So here's Scotty's kingdom where everything is possible even fixing the core with an old spoon ;D
I've taken a few pics of my bike since I've had it. Unfortunately I felt like none them captured it in a way where its beauty can truely be appriciated. Nothing like a little mechine glamour every now and then.
D90 (handheld)| 35mm | f/1.8 | 1/13 sec. | ISO800
Strobist:
SB-600 1/32 into 43" silver umbrella 2 o'clock
40AF-4N 1/16 w/ 20 degree grid behind the bike
Fired w/ Alienbees CyberSync Triggers
The Falkirk Wheel
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Three years into the four year engineering works and track replacement seems to have reached Montreuil, piles of new sleepers in the yard and an engineering train; V212K and V212L are ex-Deustche Bahn locos now in yellow and operated by Meccoli, they date from the early 1960s. The view from the walk around the ramparts of the old town.
Haskoning Delft Office
In 2025, Haskoning relocated to the former Mining Engineering Faculty on the campus of Delft University of Technology. 1,000 employees from The Hague and Rotterdam will find their new workplace here, as well as the Board of the company. Situated on the border between the city and the TU Delft campus, the new head office connects to Delft's ecosystem of knowledge, innovation, and technology. The national monument has been transformed into a contemporary, sustainable workplace – Paris-proof. The original courtyards have been transformed into bright atriums: the spatial heart of the building and anchor points in the daily dynamics. With this, Haskoning demonstrates the role heritage can play in the debate about the future of the built environment. The project was developed in co-creation between engineers and architects from Haskoning and Braaksma & Roos. Interior design by Fokkema & Partners.
The Mining Engineering Faculty, designed in 1912 by Johannes Vrijman, is characterized by a functional layout and technical soundness, resulting in a vibrant and eclectic Neo-Renaissance building. The focus is on the center of the main wing, where the main entrance was located. From the main entrance, corridors run around the two open spaces, which provide abundant natural light, good ventilation through the windows, and excellent orientation within the complex. Inside, the finishes of the teaching spaces and laboratories were kept simple. However, color research revealed decorative, colorful painted finishes and oak paneling.
To meet Haskoning's desire to create a modern, inspiring environment with ample work and meeting space for all employees, the two courtyards were roofed, transforming them into usable atriums. Due to the irregular shape of the roofs, the solution was a single, large, spacious canopy at the attic level, separate from the building, with light and a view of the walls and roofs. The existing structure offered many opportunities for incorporating a suitable workspace program. The old laboratories were designed as open workspaces, while private rooms served as quiet workspaces. Characteristic spaces, such as the lecture hall, have been preserved, restored, and put back into use. Initially, the building had an energy label G. After the renovation, it achieved an A++++ rating. "This was achieved with roof and floor insulation, vacuum glazing, and smart building services. The building is now Paris-proof with a maximum annual energy consumption of 70 kWh/m².
Another view of my Engineering Section playset.
I forgot to mention that is the second version of TOS engineering room, the first one that appears in the first episode had no stairs and no second level.
31452 burbles away at Bolton Abbey with an engineering train during a Chris Gee organised photocharter
was on my way to work this morning, i noticed this couple building their house ...
the place seemed to me little risky, if the water goes high...but what do i know?! They know better...
the shot is simple, i didn't like to disturb them and get closer...but i was wondering what are those genes telling these animals what to build how to build where to build??? I was amazed by the ability of the swan picking up reed and trying to cut others ...nature is amazing!
Planned engineering work or track interruptions can provide a wealth of variety providing rail replacement bus services. On 15th October 1988 Devon General was out in force. Unfortunately I did not record the particular work but some London Paddington services were being diverted via Yeovil and Honiton so the line to Taunton was blocked.
Outside Exeter St Davids station are VDV135S (935) on the right, VOD626S in front of FDV832V (1188) with Grey Cars AFJ742T behind.
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This one's for the car fans. Though I suspect only the rotary fans will fully appreciate this one.
This is the front yard of Fujita Engineering, one of the most renowned rotary workshops in Japan (if not the world). In the foreground is one of their famous FD RX-7s, behind, an FC, and a Cosmo.
In case you're wondering, rotary refers to the type of engine (not the piston type found in 99.99% of cars in the world), not a group of networking businessmen.
Osaka, Japan.
View of the full-size Rosetta engineering model (EQM) at ESOC, Darmstadt.
Rosetta is en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, where it will make the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. It will follow the comet on its journey through the inner Solar System, measuring the increase in activity as the icy surface is warmed up by the Sun. The lander will focus on the composition and structure of the comet nucleus material. It will also drill more than 20cm into the subsurface to collect samples for inspection by the lander’s onboard laboratory.
More about Rosetta: www.esa.int/rosetta
Credit: ESA/J.Mai