Engineering & Tech: World Records
Heaviest Weight Lifted by Crane - A barge, ballasted with water and weighing a hefty 20,133 tonnes (44,385,667 lb), was lifted by the “Taisun” crane at Yantai Raffles Shipyard, Yantai, China, on 18 April 2008.
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Most Expensive Object on Earth – The Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay cost $27 billion to build in 1984 ($35.93 billion today), which makes it the priciest object on Earth. Only the International Space Station (ISS) has cost more as a single project – Magnificent Engineering in The World.
The Delta Works off the coast of Holland is a huge series of dams, locks, sluices, storm surge barriers and dykes designed to protect low-lying areas of the country from the sea. Construction began in 1950 and ended in 1997 with the completion of the Maeslantkering and the Hartelkering barriers. The Delta Works contain some 16,495 km (10,250 miles) of dykes and around 300 structures.
2) Largest Man-Made Excavation
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