The CIVIL Project Report On Panama Canal Construction report gives brief explanation of Panama Canal Construction. This is one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects. The channel is not only a “way” of water between the two oceans. There are a series of 6 locks in two parallel tracks, lift and lower ships between the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal is a man-made canal which joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The first attempt to construct the Panama Canal began in 1880 under French leadership. This attempt was failed and saw 21,900 workers died. Then the project of building a canal was attempted and completed by the US in the early 1900’s.
The Panama Canal is a vital resource for the international trade and is an important link between two oceans of the world. However, its future is in doubt due to massive deforestation. Despite environmental laws enacted to protect the watersheds, Panama lacks the resources to ensure their safety. By the time the canal was completed, a total of 27,500 workmen are estimated to have died in the French and American efforts. The reasons behind the French failing to complete the project were due to the diseases carrying mosquitoes and the yellow fever and the inadequacy of their machinery. An excess of 1.53 million cubic metres of concrete was used in the construction of the Gatun locks alone.
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The canal was completed in 1913 by the United States, after France failed twice to get it built. This is another legacy in today’s world, the glorious 19th Century engineers. This hard work of the engineers who did not loss hopes and tried to Construction Panama Canal and now the whole world says that Civil Engineers made the IMPOSSIBLE to possible.
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