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Casino
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today have been around for the best part
of a century, although “gaming houses”
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shopping malls, restaurants, entertainment
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much makes more them to their prestigious customers. projects for
engineers to be involved in. Casinos
The often sheer dominate size of the these skyline integrated of their resorts cities,
makes so architects them often prestigious look to create projects unique for
engineers and innovative to be designs. involved This in. can Casinos create
often engineering dominate challenges the skyline that of need their cities, to be
so overcome. architects often look to create unique
and innovative designs. This can create
engineering An example challenges of this is that the Marina need to Bay be
overcome. Sands resort in Singapore. This integrated
resort is comprised of three towers, each
An connected example at of the this top is by the a boat-shaped
Marina Bay
Sands sky garden, resort in a Singapore. large portion This integrated of which
resort overhangs is comprised the side of of the three third towers, tower. each
connected Skyscraper at the top by a boat-shaped
sky garden, a large portion of which
overhangs Like a casino, the side skyscrapers of the third often tower. present
Skyscraper
unique engineering challenges, as
conflicting forces need to be balanced.
Like Tall buildings a casino, need skyscrapers to be strong often enough present
unique to hold up engineering their huge weight challenges, but flexible as
conflicting enough to interact forces need with the to be wind. balanced. Without
Tall the buildings flexibility, need many to would be strong simply enough snap
to during hold storms. up their huge weight but flexible
enough to interact with the wind. Without
the It’s important flexibility, to many get all would these simply calculations snap
during right, storms. as the consequences can be
embarrassing at best, and fatal at worst.
It’s In important London, to The get all Walkie-Talkie these calculations Tower
right, (officially as known the as consequences 20 Fenchurch Street) can be is
embarrassing a glass skyscraper at best, with and a concave fatal at worst. shape
In London, The Walkie-Talkie Tower (officially known
as 20 Fenchurch Street) is a glass skyscraper with
on one side. Miscalculations by the architects and
a concave shape on one side. Miscalculations
engineers resulted in an embarrassing problem
by the architects and engineers resulted in an
shortly after it opened in 2013, when a car was
embarrassing problem shortly after it opened in
melted by the sun’s rays that were reflected from
2013, when a car was melted by the sun’s rays that
the building.
were reflected from the building.
Metropolitan Railway
Metropolitan Railway
Major cities around the world use metropolitan
Major cities around the world use metropolitan
railways that run trains through tunnels deep
railways that run trains through tunnels deep
underground to transport thousands of passengers
underground to transport thousands of passengers
to and from work each day. These underground
to and from work each day. These underground
networks require huge amounts of engineering
networks require huge amounts of engineering
work to make them practical and safe.
work to make them practical and safe.
One of the biggest projects in modern times is
One of the biggest projects in modern times is
London’s Crossrail project. This new line, which
London’s Crossrail project. This new line, which
will be added to the London Underground network,
will be added to the London Underground network,
runs from East to West across the city, and to the
runs from East to West across the city, and to the
towns and cities that fall outside of the city.
towns and cities that fall outside of the city.
It adds new capacity and will help improve journey
It adds new capacity and will help improve journey
times for millions of Londoners.
times for millions of Londoners.
The project required care when designing it due to
The project required care when designing it due to
the cramped conditions under the city. London has
the cramped conditions under the city. London has
a labyrinth of underground tunnels that includes
labyrinth of underground tunnels that includes
sewers, the London Underground, utility tunnels,
sewers, the London Underground, utility tunnels,
bunkers, and a disused network of tunnels once
bunkers, and disused network of tunnels once
used to transport mail. It was also important to
used to transport mail. It was also important to
protect the historic buildings above the surface
protect the historic buildings above the surface
and to be careful when working near known mass
and to be careful when working near known mass
graves of plague victims.
graves of plague victims.
Unfortunately, the new line has been delayed due
Unfortunately, the new line has been delayed due
to problems with the signaling equipment and
to problems with the signaling equipment and
testing which hadn’t been properly accounted for.
testing which hadn’t been properly accounted for.
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