wunder beta🗼 How the Eiffel Tower was assembled
Understand how foundations, prefabricated ironwork, temporary scaffolding, cranes, and hot rivets turned thousands of parts into the Eiffel Tower.
What you’ll learn
- Make the ground carry the towerExplain the engineering choices that made this stage of the Eiffel Tower assembly possible.Foundations, prefabrication, temporary support, alignment, and riveting turned planned parts into a stable tower.
- Turn drawings into repeatable ironworkExplain the engineering choices that made this stage of the Eiffel Tower assembly possible.Foundations, prefabrication, temporary support, alignment, and riveting turned planned parts into a stable tower.
- Raise, align, and temporarily supportExplain the engineering choices that made this stage of the Eiffel Tower assembly possible.Foundations, prefabrication, temporary support, alignment, and riveting turned planned parts into a stable tower.
- Lock the frame with hot rivetsExplain the engineering choices that made this stage of the Eiffel Tower assembly possible.Foundations, prefabrication, temporary support, alignment, and riveting turned planned parts into a stable tower.
Questions this course answers
Why were caissons used on the Seine side?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
What did prefabrication accomplish?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
What was the purpose of temporary scaffolding?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
Why were rivets heated before installation?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
Which sequence best summarizes the assembly?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
How did the four foundations relate to the Tower shape?
The project combined engineered foundations, prepared ironwork, temporary supports, alignment tools, and permanent riveted joints.
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