137,825 views
※ This video is from <Docuprime - Wonderful Science - Giants of the Sky, Cranes> broadcast on May 29, 2008. The dream of mankind to build super-large, high-rise buildings. Tower cranes are what made that dream possible. Tower cranes, which complete tall buildings and disappear without a trace, can now be seen everywhere, so much so that it is no exaggeration to say that they have become a part of the cityscape. As mankind's dreams grow, the true identity of tower cranes that increase their height will be revealed on EBS's 'Docuprime - Wonderful Science'. The secrets of the installation and dismantling of tower cranes, which have never been revealed before, will be revealed. Also, as the first documentary on cranes in Korea, it introduces the world of various cranes, from a tower crane taller than the 63 Building to Hyundai Heavy Industries' 'Goliath Crane' worth $1 to a 3,000-ton offshore crane, and you will meet everything you have been curious about cranes. ■ Main Content 1. Tower cranes, increasing their height? A 'T-shaped' tower crane commonly seen at high-rise apartment construction sites. Tower cranes erected as high as the building make viewers dizzy. How on earth can tower cranes be erected that high? And how do they grow taller along with the building? The secrets behind the installation, dismantling, and heightening of tower cranes! We will delve into this in detail in the 'Giant in the Sky, Crane' episode. We will also solve the curiosity about how tower cranes are installed and dismantled on super-tall buildings over 100 meters tall. 2. Busan Port - The cranes never sleep 24 hours a day! Busan Port, which has a simultaneous berthing capacity of 184 ships, boasts the world's 5th largest container handling volume. This requires fast handling in unloading work, and there is a representative player in unloading work that takes care of this work: the gantry crane of Busan Port! The production team visits the gantry crane's executives and the control room to learn about the functions and roles of the gantry crane that lifts even heavy containers. 3. The world's largest Goliath crane costs $1? The Ulsan Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard, the crane exhibition center of Korea. Currently, a total of 2,800 cranes are working 365 days a year. This is the legendary site where the world's first dream of building a land-based ship has been realized. The 'Goliath Crane', the number one contributor to Korea's land-based shipbuilding, is located here. It boasts a magnificent body with a standing floor area 1.5 times that of a soccer field and can easily lift 1,600 tons, making it the world's largest Goliath crane! It boasted its grandeur at the Malmo Shipyard of Kockums, Sweden, but was sold to Hyundai Heavy Industries for $1 due to Kockums' bankruptcy, earning it the nickname 'Tears of Malmo'. 4. Is there a tower crane taller than the 63 Building? The Incheon Bridge site, the longest bridge in Korea, connecting Yeongjong Island, where Incheon International Airport is located, and Songdo International City. Here, in the middle of the ocean, there is a tower crane taller than the 63 Building. Also, there is said to be a marine crane that is rewriting the history of bridge construction in our country. Let's find out the functions and roles of the 3,000-ton marine crane, of which there are only two in our country, and the tower crane that is taller than the 63 Building. ✔ Program name: Documentary Prime - Wonderful Science - Giant in the Sky, Crane ✔ Broadcast date: 2008.05.29 #TVRoboBoGolLaDunDocumentary #Construction #IncheonBridge #Ship #Shipyard #Crane #Construction