Strépy-Thieu Lift Lock
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Electro-mechanical lift lock
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| Other name(s): | Ascenseur à bateaux de Strépy-Thieu |
| Completed in: | 2002 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
La Louvière, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe Le Roeulx, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 135 m | |
| total weight | 220 000 t | |
| total height | 117 m | |
| total width | 81 m | |
| barge | width | 16.5 m |
| height | 8 m | |
| length | 118.6 m | |
| bridge | number of spans | 2 x 4 |
| trough | length | 112 m |
| water depth | 3.35 - 4.15 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 2 200 t |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| foundation slab |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Owner
- Ministère Wallon de l'Équipement et des Transports
- Société Wallonne de Financement des Infrastructures
Checking engineering
Civil works
Mechanical & electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Relevant Web Sites
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Binnenvaart in beeld: Scheepslift van Strépy Thieu
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MET: Direction générale des services techniques: The Strépy-Thieu boat lift
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MET: Services techniques: l'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu
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Site des ascenseur à bateaux: Strépy-Thieu, histoire et fonctionnement
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SOFICO: Le canal du Centre
Relevant Publications
- Un géant funiculaire sur le canal du Centre(technical report), Namur (Belgium), 2002
- L'ascenseur à bâteaux de Strépy-Thieu(brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium), 2002
- Du mécanique au numérique, Editions M.E.T., Namur (Belgium), 2002
- Schiffslift, Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Westfälisches Industriemuseum, Dortmund (Germany), ISBN 3884748343, 2001
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0009959 |
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| Created: | 08/08/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |