Falkirk Wheel - Wikipedia
The Falkirk Wheel (Scottish Gaelic: Cuibhle na h-Eaglaise Brice) is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s.
Falkirk Wheel - Data, Photos & Plans - WikiArquitectura
The Falkirk Wheel is at the end of a reinforced concrete aqueduct connecting through the tunnel Roughcastle and a double enclosed stairway, with Union Canal. Vessels entering the gondola or top drawer of the Wheel are lowered, along with the water in which they float to the lower basin.
Falkirk Wheel - Tony Gee
The result, The Falkirk Wheel, became the world’s first and only rotating boatlift. Working with Architect RMJM, and the whole design team, Tony Gee developed the design into a visual incarnation combining Celtic and maritime imagery with 21st century engineering.
Media Gallery | Falkirk Wheel (Falkirk, 2002) | Structurae
Gallery of photos, images, drawings, videos and other media for the project Falkirk Wheel (1999-2002).
The Falkirk Wheel | 3D CAD Model Library | GrabCAD
The Falkirk Wheel boat lift situated in Scotland.
The Falkirk Wheel — Google Arts & Culture
The Falkirk Wheel lies at the end of a reinforced concrete aqueduct that connects, via the Roughcastle Tunnel and a double staircase lock, to the Union Canal. At the time of its development,...
Scale Model of the Falkirk Wheel, Scotland - GrabCAD
2016年6月12日 · 1:200 scale model of the Falkirk Wheel in central Scotland. Gears made accurate to original design and was designed full sized from technical drawings and then scaled down on SolidWorks.
- [PDF]
Steel Construction
Falkirk By any measure the Falkirk Wheel is an unusual structure. Weighing approximately 1400t without water it is a large machine. Raising and lowering boats in a rotary motion makes it unique. To transmit the rolling forces along the shallow open trough gondola with insignificant torsional flexure required the Side beams to be of box ...
The Marvel of Modern Engineering: The Falkirk Wheel
2024年12月11日 · The Falkirk Wheel, an extraordinary feat of modern engineering, stands proudly at Tamfourhill, Scotland, as the world’s only rotating boat lift. Officially opened in 2002, this remarkable structure reconnects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, allowing vessels to seamlessly travel between the two waterways despite a height ...
RMJM Archive: The Falkirk Wheel - RMJM Architecture
The Falkirk Wheel, perhaps more than any other project, signifies RMJM ‘s willingness to push the boundaries of what is possible within design, engineering and architecture. The world’s first – and only – rotating boat lift quickly became one of Scotland’s most iconic structures and visited tourist attractions but it’s conception ...