tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post116224056212690754..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: What is New Zealand’s all time greatest engineering feat?Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-40635000469917095142018-04-18T07:43:14.386+12:002018-04-18T07:43:14.386+12:00No mention of the Otira Tunnel crossing the Southe...No mention of the Otira Tunnel crossing the Southern Alps? That was a miracle; thought it would be #1! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503679404624299107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-86946017864360771112015-08-06T09:10:36.983+12:002015-08-06T09:10:36.983+12:00As a note on the Auckland Harbour Bridge: Sure it ...As a note on the Auckland Harbour Bridge: Sure it may have the longest span in New Zealand, but the claim that it is the longest bridge in New Zealand is incorrect. The Rakaia River Bridge is almost twice as long at 1.8kmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-83044014113149481362015-07-22T16:17:20.607+12:002015-07-22T16:17:20.607+12:00Sky tower or the Harbor bridge definitely
Sky tower or the Harbor bridge definitely<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360267564280189944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162544317377029402006-11-03T21:58:00.000+13:002006-11-03T21:58:00.000+13:00from http://www.cee.auckland.ac.nz/Case_Studies/ca...from http://www.cee.auckland.ac.nz/Case_Studies/case_studies_sky_tower.aspx<BR/><BR/>"Civil and Mechanical Engineers working for Fletcher Construction designed a climbing jumpform to make the tower. The jumpform had room for workers while they installed all the steel and then poured the concrete. After every few days the hydraulic jacks on the jumpform were extended to slide it up and pour the next level."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162543954486674662006-11-03T21:52:00.000+13:002006-11-03T21:52:00.000+13:00I'm not so sure about the concrete jacking on the ...I'm not so sure about the concrete jacking on the Sky Tower - I was sure it was slip-formed.<BR/><BR/>The William Clayton Building gets my vote for the impact it has had on building design around the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162541185506789882006-11-03T21:06:00.000+13:002006-11-03T21:06:00.000+13:00Wairakei was very much a team effort involving met...Wairakei was very much a team effort involving metallurgists, chemists, physicists and engineers; the latter had to develop a technique for drilling into a pressurised steamfield. See <A HREF="http://www.techhistory.co.nz/Electricity/Geothermal.htm" REL="nofollow">Techhistory</A>Alan Wyldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169434690280482009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162515806364774402006-11-03T14:03:00.000+13:002006-11-03T14:03:00.000+13:00Possibly not the most spectacular but my pick woul...Possibly not the most spectacular but my pick would be electric fence. It sure beat Crazy Joe Davola's idea of removing all fences from farms, letting animals roam free, and making all farmers became hunters. I guess he wanted his meat to be more gamey but really...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162253155577435962006-10-31T13:05:00.000+13:002006-10-31T13:05:00.000+13:00"...the SkyTower does have one world-beating featu...<I>"...the SkyTower does have one world-beating feature: Fletcher Construction pioneered the use of concrete jacking in the building - they actually built it from the top down, by pouring the top sections first, then jacking them up."</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, I didn't know that. I assumed it had been slip-formed.<BR/><BR/>I guess the concrete jacking saved trying to pump concrete up to that height? What an ingenious solution.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162250370032984592006-10-31T12:19:00.000+13:002006-10-31T12:19:00.000+13:00From an engineering perspective, the SkyTower does...From an engineering perspective, the SkyTower does have one world-beating feature: Fletcher Construction pioneered the use of concrete jacking in the building - they actually built it from the top down, by pouring the top sections first, then jacking them up.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162249781908169782006-10-31T12:09:00.000+13:002006-10-31T12:09:00.000+13:00Jet boat or the electric Fence. The sheer widespre...Jet boat or the electric Fence. <BR/><BR/>The sheer widespread use of these things wins them over for me.phil_stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605470284153454825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162248476910860882006-10-31T11:47:00.000+13:002006-10-31T11:47:00.000+13:00I have to go for the Britten. Watching this man li...I have to go for the Britten. Watching this man literally use his wife's kiln to bake parts of his engine was just awe-inspiring. If any of these achievements sum up NZ and how we see ourselves it would have to be the Britten Motorcycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-1162243556727242162006-10-31T10:25:00.000+13:002006-10-31T10:25:00.000+13:00Yes, I'd go for the Manapouri power station too.I ...Yes, I'd go for the Manapouri power station too.I worked on the second tailrace tunnel and that experience gave me a new respect for the those who designed and build the original power station.<BR/><BR/>As a close second, I would have Benmore Dam and the HVDC link.<BR/><BR/>EXOCETAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com