Wusterwitz:Construction of the 2nd Wusterwitz Lock
Disciplines
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Marine
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Hydraulic Engineering
Companies
Dorsch Engineers
Client
Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt Magdeburg
Duration
From 2003 to 2007
Project Activities
The services comprise design and tender preparation for:
- Civil, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering
- Reinforced concrete works and sheet piling
- Stabilisation works for the canal sides and invert
- Drainage facilities
- Superstructure and fitting out; building services
- Hydraulic steel structures and ancillary equipment
- Mechanical engineering and piping
- Electrical engineering, control and monitoring
- equipment
- Roads and bridges
Contact
Dorsch Engineers GmbH
München (Headquarters)
80687 München
Germany
Phone: +49 89 5797-0
Fax: +49 89 5797-800
E-Mail: info@dorsch.de
Description
A new Wusterwitz Lock on the Elbe-Havel Canal is to be constructed as part of the German Unity Transport Project VDE 17 (navigation connection from Hanover via Berlin to the Baltic).
The lock is to provide a usable chamber length of 190 m with a breadth of 12.50 m for ships and barge trains with an overall length of up to 185 m and width of up to 11.40 m.
The lift depends on the prevailing canal conditions, and will attain a maximum of 4.75 m.
Ancillary structures include a pumping station enabling water to be returned to the Elbe-Havel Canal.
The project also comprises the reconstruction of the Wusterwitz weir, the connection of the up-and downstream landings to the existing canal and all temporary works.
A variety of competing filling systems and chamber designs were investigated, as well as a tandem solution using both the existing and new locks.