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Falkirk Wheel Boat Lift FALKIRK WHEEL BOAT LIFT PROJECT ELEMENTS PROJECT BACKGROUND zzzFeasibility The Millennium Link Project has restored the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals to their former glory. It links the West and East Coasts of Scotland with fully zzzSpecification navigable waterways for the first time in 35 years. The project included the zzzDesign Risk Assessment construction of a new section of canal, two aqueducts, three locks, a tunnel, zzzHardware Design railway bridge and canal basin, but the centrepiece of the project is the Falkirk Millennium Wheel Boat Lift. The £84 million project (supported by the Millennium zzzSoftware Design Commission) is the largest canal restoration ever undertaken in the UK. zzzGraphical User Interface Design (GUI) The Falkirk Millennium Wheel Boat Lift is the world’s first rotating boat lift, zzzSafety Verification measuring 35 metres in height. It was designed to bridge the gap between the canals; restoring the waterway between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. zzz Panel Build and Supply Not only is the boat lift a feat of engineering, the first to be built in Britain since the zzzFactory Acceptance Testing Anderton Boat Lift in 1875, it is a sculpture for the 21st Century. Four years in the (FAT) planning, the boat lift is a collaboration between some of the UK’s best architects zzzInstallation and engineers. zzzCommissioning zzzSite Acceptance Testing (SAT) zzzTraining zzzPreventative Maintenance zzz24/7 Support Crucial to the operation of the whole facility is the management of the water. By monitoring and controlling these water levels to a very close tolerance, a smooth flow of craft through the interchange is guaranteed. DESCRIPTION tonnes of water that transfer the boats It has won multiple awards for its Fairfield Control Systems designed between the varying levels of the design and construction, including: canals, which can reach differences of and installed the electrical system z up to 30 metres. The boat lift is able to Structural Steel Design Awards to control the hydraulic motors 2002 carry eight or more boats at a time and responsible for wheel control and z Glasgow Institute of Architects a single trip will take about 15 minutes. water management. From this system, Award ‘The People’s Choice’ all other major functions can be viewed z ICE Brunel Medal 2002 and controlled, including: CHALLENGES z Civic Trust Award Crucial to the operation of the whole z Saltire Society Award 2002 z The lighting system facility is the management of the z Dynamic Place Award Supreme z CCTV water. The boat lift relies on the Award 2003 z Fire and intruder alarms descending gondola balancing the z EAA Presidents Award 2003 z The tunnel. ascending gondola, this is achieved z Scottish Design Award ‘Best Original Work’ The circular basin in which the boat by the accurate control of the water z Saltire Society Award 2005 lift stands is 100 metres wide and levels in both the basin and aqueduct. z FIDIC Major Civil Engineering has moorings for more than 20 boats. By monitoring and controlling these water levels to a very close tolerance, Project of the Last 100 Years Construction materials for the boat 2013 lift include 7,000 cubic metres of a smooth flow of craft through the interchange is guaranteed. concrete, 1,000 tonnes of reinforced The Falkirk Wheel continues to receive steel and 1,200 tonnes of prefabricated regular service visits from Fairfield Another challenge that was addressed steel. The boat lift consists of two engineers. was how to retain the essential massive support arms, each weighing features of the original 1920s ride, approximately 500 tonnes and as listed by English Heritage, whilst measuring 38 metres in diameter, ensuring that the ride complies with nicknamed “dog bones” because of today’s health and safety standards. their shape. These are linked by one load bearing axle that is centrally located and measures 26 metres in OUTCOME length by 3.8 metres in diameter and is Since its official opening by The of hollow construction. Queen in 2002, the wheel has become one of Scotland’s most successful The two gondolas are supported on a tourist attractions with more than roller track which runs in two circular 5.5m visitors to date and around cut-outs at each end of the support 400,000 visitors arm. It is these water filled gondola’s, annually. each weighing a massive 160 tonnes and capable of carrying 250 .
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