presentation on panama canal

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7THSEMESTER A

SEMINAR 2013


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THE

PANAMA CANALA Wonder of Work

ByKhalid PanditBE Civil 1999SSM COLLEGE OF ENGG. AND TECH.


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Isthmus of Panama


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The Land of Panama


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A Very complex mountain chain formation;

The difficulties posed by the tropical Jungle, with itsannual average rainfall of 105 inches (266.7 cm), andan average temperature of 80 degrees;

The tendency of rivers to overflow; and

The most mortal of all, malaria and yellow feverdiseases, which were endemic in the area.

Problems to Overcome


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What do We Build !!!


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Overview


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What interests Us !!!

CONSTRUCTION OF PANAMA CANAL

How To Build a Major Civil Work in a Hot Climate

with early 20th century Technology

And have it endure !!!!!


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Concrete for the Canal

A concrete sample of

about four by fiveinches, removed from a

culvert at Miraflores

Locks in 1972 was

essentially a mortar

containing not muchcoarse aggregate, There

is a noticeable absence

of intermed late sized

aggregate particles.


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Important Structures Built !!!

DAMS

LOCK SYSTEM MASS EXCAVATION


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CONTAINS ENOUGH EARTH AND ROCK TO BUILD A

FENCE 18 THICK AND 3 HIGH AROUND THEEARTH AT THE EQUATOR

FACT !!!!!


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The Great Dam at Gatun is a Veritable Hill


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The then Largest Artificial Lake, forming the main partof Panama Canal, formed by damming Chagres River. It

covers an area of 425 Sq. Km.

20 times bigger than DAL Lake(DAL 22 sq. Km)

GATUN LAKE


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DAMS LOCK SYSTEM

MASS EXCAVATION


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The transits between the several levels of the canal --

between the Atlantic and Gatun Lake, between GatunLake (Gaillard Cut) and Miraflores, and betweenMiraflores Lake and the Pacific -- are effected by meansof massive locks of concrete and gates of steel.

The Lock System


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LOCK WALLS C-S

Mix For Mass 1:3:6Mix For Facing 1:2:4Mix For Finishing 1:3:0


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DAMS LOCK SYSTEM

MASS EXCAVATION


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Galliard ( Culebra) Cut


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A total of 238,845,587 cubic yardsof material had been excavatedduring the U.S. construction period.

This volume, along with the30,000,000 cubic yards excavatedby the French, totals approximately268,000,000 cubic yards


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andthe Wonder of Work

lives on!

Thank You

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