03-31-1889 Construction of the Eiffel Tower
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Engineering History of Science and Technology |
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Alice Agogino |
| Description: | Engineering Pathway's "Today in History" blog for March 31. Today in History - March 31, 1889 - Eiffel Tower opens. The 300m Eiffel Tower was commissioned to commemorate the French Revolution. Amazingly, all of the elements were prepared in Gustav Eiffel's factory located at Levallois-Perret on the outskirts of Paris. There were 18,000 pieces used to construct the Tower. Each piece was designed and produced with an accuracy of a tenth of a millimetre. The construction crew of 150 to 300 workers assembled the tower on site like a gigantic erector set. The foundation work began in January 1887 and was completed in five months. The tower was assembled twenty-one months later on March 31, 1889. Eiffel received his decoration from the Legion of Honour on the narrow platform at the top. Eiffel's accomplishments over a century ago are amazing considering the technology of his time. Yet there is still a lesson for us today in the benefits of lean construction techniques, an approach that maximizes value to the customer and minimizes waste. |
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| Keywords: | Eiffel Tower Gustav Eiffel |
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"Today in History" Blog of the Engineering Pathway Digital Library |
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(c) Design a system, component, or process |
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Events in history can be used to connect modern technology to its historical roots. |
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| Publication Date: | March 2009 |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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