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English to Spanish: The Dangerous Art of Tearing Down Bridges, Dams, and Aircraft Carriers General field: Tech/Engineering Detailed field: Construction / Civil Engineering
Source text - English The Dangerous Art of Tearing Down Bridges, Dams, and Aircraft Carriers
History venerates the builders of great bridges, dams, and towers. But rare are commemorative plaques for the un-builders—those charged with the equally heroic task of dismantling those grand structures, once they become dowdy, obsolete, or downright dangerous. Herewith, five case studies in the art of mega-destruction—starting with the old, seismically shaky eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. Also: remodeling NASA’s rocket assembly building, scrapping the world’s longest aircraft carrier, recycling a supercomputer, and moving a river to remove a dam.
1. LAST EXIT FOR THE BAY BRIDGE
The original eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, photographed from the Oakland side on November 8, 2013. The new bridge can be seen at right. Spencer Lowell
Demolition began: November 2013 | Duration of project: 3 years
Built during the Great Depression, the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was a marvel of utilitarian efficiency. (Some of the construction cranes were even incorporated as part of the structure.)
Tomado de: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/12/demolish-the-bay-bridge/
Consultado el 14 de febrero de 2014
Translation - Spanish El peligroso arte de demoler puentes, presas y portaviones
Históricamente se ha venerado a los constructores de puentes, presas y torres; pero rara vez se les hacen placas conmemorativas a los demoledores ‒aquellas personas encargadas de una tarea tan colosal como la primera; de desmantelar esas grandes estructuras cuando se vuelven anticuadas, obsoletas o extremadamente peligrosas. Aquí presentamos cinco casos prácticos sobre el arte de destruir estas megaobras, comenzando por el tramo oriental del Puente de la Bahía entre San Francisco y Oakland, ya viejo y sísmicamente inestable. También están la restauración del edificio de ensamblaje de cohetes de la NASA, el desmantelamiento del portaviones más largo del mundo, el reciclado de una supercomputadora y el desplazamiento de un río para quitar una presa.
1. ÚLTIMA SALIDA PARA EL PUENTE DE LA BAHÍA
[Foto] Tramo oriental original del Puente de la Bahía entre San Francisco y Oakland, fotografiado desde el lado de Oakland el 8 de noviembre de 2013. A la derecha se puede observar el puente nuevo. Spencer Lowell
Inicio de la demolición: noviembre de 2013 | Duración del proyecto: 3 años
El tramo oriental del Puente de la Bahía entre San Francisco y Oakland, construido durante la Gran Depresión, fue una joya en cuanto a funcionamiento eficiente. (Incluso algunas de las grúas empleadas para su construcción se incorporaron a la estructura).
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