Transatlantic tunnel
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This document discusses the theoretical Transatlantic Tunnel project that would connect New York to London beneath the Atlantic Ocean. It would use advanced Maglev trains traveling at up to 8,000 km/hr. However, there are significant difficulties with the proposed route and construction methods. Building beneath the seismically active Mid-Atlantic Ridge or withstanding the extreme water pressures at the ocean floor depths present major challenges. The proposal involves linking over 54,000 prefabricated tunnel segments placed about 160 feet below sea level, held in place by 100,000 tethering cables anchored to the seafloor. This would allow for some sway to withstand ocean currents while transporting passengers at very high speeds.
Transatlantic tunnel
- 8. #Transatlantic Tunnel is actually a theoretical tunnel which would span the Atlantic ocean from New York to London extending its way to France….. #Using advanced technologies, the Maglev trains through this tunnel would speed up to maximum 8OOO km/hr i.e. almost 5OOO miles/ hr…..
- 9. Difficulties Regarding The mapping Of Route
- 10. |; #Route starting from New York – then New Finns land coast in Canada – passing beneath the ocean floor to Greenland – Iceland – and then splitting to Norway and England was envisioned which halves the under water construction……… #Overland portion,, ice and high wind condition on the lands of Greenland,, will certainly slow down traffic…….
- 12. ||; #Beneath the ocean floor of Atlantic ocean is not possible b’coz of Mid Atlantic Ridge,, a volcanic mountain range directly at tunnel’s path……. #The area averages remarkable 5 earthquakes everyday making construction at such a seismically active region is deadly……….
- 13. |||; #Along the ocean floor is not possible b’coz of very high pressure deep inside the ocean…….. #At just 1 mile down water pressure is 165 times the pressure at sea level…….. #At ocean floor almost 5 miles deep the water pressure is 8OO times i.e. almost around 12 million pounds of pressure per square inch……..
- 14. ||||; #Thinking of large pontoons supporting the tunnel from the ocean level won’t work b’coz of continuous strong currents…… #supporting the tunnel with concrete piers would be out of question b’coz the ocean is 5 miles deep…construction of such piers would be even a larger project…..
- 15. The proposal #The transatlantic tunnel would span Atlantic ocean b/w New York & London extending to France ..…. #More than 54000 prefabricated tunnel segments built on the land will be linked together along the ocean about 160 ft below sea level with the help of specialized ship called Immersion Pontoon……..
- 16. #The prefabricated sections would be held in place by 100000 tethering cables …… #These cables would be anchored into the seafloor with the help of submersibles…… #The tethering system would allow the tunnel to sway slightly to withstand Atlantic’s strongest currents, including Gulf streams…..
- 17. #The anchors would be pushed inside the seafloor with the help submersibles creating almost vacuum b/w anchorage & seafloor….. #B’coz of greater accelerations & high speed,, passengers would experience g-forces. To minimize them trains would be provided pivoting rotating seats and each car would have its own pressurized circulating air…….
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