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2004
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- 1. Tokyo's Sky City Apr 13, 2003
- Plans for Tokyo's Sky City call for structures rising a mile high.
- 2. Subways in America Apr 15, 2003
- New York's subway system keeps the city running.
- 3. Transatlantic Tunnel Apr 16, 2003
- Engineers are designing tunnels to carry trains across the Atlantic.
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Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series that aired on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The program featured futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. After ending of season 3 it airs under the Build It Bigger name. The series last season aired in July 2011.
Danny Forster investigates the most important public works project in New York City's history, the $15 billion expansion of the subway system.
- Three Gorges Dam. Location: Hubei Province, China. Status: Completed in 2012. Built over the Yangtze River in Hubei Province of China, Three Gorges Dam is considered the world’s largest hydropower project spanning 2,335m in length and 185m in height.
- Öresund Bridge – “The Disappearing Road” Location: Denmark. Status: Completed in 1999. One of the lesser-known wonders is the Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark.
- Gotthard Base Tunnel. Location: Switzerland. Status: Completed in 2016. The geographical barrier formed by the Alps across Europe led to the construction of the world’s deepest railway tunnel buried under 2,300m of rocks.
- IHNC Lake Borgne Surge Barrier. Location: New Orleans. Status: Completed in 2013. Termed as the “Great Wall of Louisiana,” the storm surge barrier is deemed the most prominent public works project undertaken in the US.
Extreme engineering refers to the use of innovative and cutting-edge engineering techniques, materials, and technologies to solve complex and challenging problems. 21 Examples of extreme engineering around the world. Innovation and progress are at the heart of human nature.
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