Ted Talks - Construction/Infra

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• Engels
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• Leerjaar 2-5
• Studiejaar 1-3

What was the reason crossing the channel was a chalenge?

Name one of the ways they thought of bridging the gap

Write down something you just heard.

What are fault-lines?

What did the British use to seal the cracks?

Within how many cm did the two sides have to meet.....?

A

10 cm

B

2 cm

C

4 cm

D

O cm (exact)

What year was the tunnel opened / when was it put into use?

A

1996 / 6 months later

B

1994 / 16 months later

C

1994 / 4 months later

D

2004 / Same time

What two things make up the basis of Concrete that arealso called : Aggragates

A

Stone and water

B

Sand and cement powder

C

Rough stone and sand particles

D

Sand particles and boulders

What does 'concrete shrinkage' mean?

A

Beton brein

B

Beton vermoeidheid

C

Specie verkleining

D

Beton krimping

What is carbon dioxide?

Name one benefit and one negative side of adding glue to the mixture

Describe (as best you can), what was just explained in the video.

What does the name 'Pisa' orignially mean?

Explain why the tower was more stable when construction started again in 1272

Wat was er met de metselkalk (mortar) die ze in 1937 eronder hadden gespoten?

What material had the Romans 'invented' ?

What one item is responsible for MOST of the Greenhouse Emmissions?

A

Cows

B

Concrete

C

Industrial processes

D

Cars

How much percentage of emissions is Concrete responsible for?

A

B

C

D

What is limestone?

A

CO2

B

Limoen steen

C

D

Kalk

Note down!

There are 5 ideas mentioned in the following part

of the video - note down as many as you can.

Where is the Golden Gate Bridge situated?

Why did people think it was not possible to build the bridge? Name two reasons.

Why did they decide on the suspension bridge and not the cantilever bridge?

Name one thing you learned about the constuction so far?

Name some precautions (safety) Strauss took to look after his workers

What was the final decision on the paint job?

Why was the colerado river not useful for agriculture?

What kind of dam is the Hoover Dam?

A

An Viaduct

B

A Hydro-Electric Dam

C

A Hydro Dam

D

An Aquaduct

Why was the concrete poured into square containers?