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Also Kansai airport [0] had to cope with this issue, complicated by the fact that it's built on reclaimed land and the whole thing is (or was) on software contr
by ArchitectAnon 4y ago
Also Kansai airport [0] had to cope with this issue, complicated by the fact that it's built on reclaimed land and the whole thing is (or was) on software controlled hydraulic jacks which control differential settlement.
[0] http://www.rpbw.com/project/kansai-international-airport-terminal http://www.rpbw.com/project/kansai-international-airport-ter...
[1] http://engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1280 http://engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp...
- boredumb 4y agoExtremely interesting and an amazing feat of engineering. "The terminal was completed in less than 36 months." Blows me away the most I think.