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Logic in Design: Sub-: A - D - T. Submitted To - : Ar. Kajal Submitted by - : Arun Kumar S - P - S - A - D

The document summarizes information about the Eiffel Tower, including: 1) It was built for the 1889 Paris World's Fair to celebrate the French Revolution's centennial and took two years and two months to construct. 2) It has an iron lattice design to withstand winds and sways less than 5 inches even in strong gusts. 3) Over 7 million visitors in its first year helped recover construction costs and it became a valuable radio tool, though intended to only stand 20 years.

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Logic in Design: Sub-: A - D - T. Submitted To - : Ar. Kajal Submitted by - : Arun Kumar S - P - S - A - D

The document summarizes information about the Eiffel Tower, including: 1) It was built for the 1889 Paris World's Fair to celebrate the French Revolution's centennial and took two years and two months to construct. 2) It has an iron lattice design to withstand winds and sways less than 5 inches even in strong gusts. 3) Over 7 million visitors in its first year helped recover construction costs and it became a valuable radio tool, though intended to only stand 20 years.

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LOGIC IN DESIGN

SUB-: A . D . T.

SUBMITTED TO -: AR. KAJAL

SUBMITTED BY - : ARUN KUMAR

S.P.S.A.D
THE EIFFEL TOWER
IN THE BEGINNING

The tower was erected for the


Paris Exposition of 1889;
Exposition Universelle in
Frenchthe Paris Worlds Fair.
The Paris Exposition of 1889 was
the Centennial of the French
Revolution.
The Constuction Period was from
January 23 1887 to March 1889
two years, two months, 5 days.
The tower was inaugurated on
March 31, 1889.
ENGINEERING
Base of the Tower is on 4 piers which hold names of
the four cardinal points
Each main support rests on blocks of masonry,
masonry rests on beds of concrete
Concrete beds cover 60 square meters
In the center of eachiron bars (25 ft, 6 in long & 4
in thick) unite the masonry by clamps
To ensure the Tower was level, Eiffel left room for
hydraulic presses at the angles of each pier
HISTORY

So many people visited the Tower


in its 1st year that all almost all
construction costs were recovered
w/ticket sales
Tower was slated to only stand for
20 years, but after 20 years, it
proved to be a valuable
communication tool for radio
broadcasting
Tallest structure in the world at
original construction
When Paris fell to the Nazis in
WW2, French rebels cut the cables
to the elevator so Hitler had to
climb stairs
HISTORY, CONT.

Eiffel used open latticework of wrought


iron to help the Tower hold up to wind
gusts.
Wanted wind to blow through the
Tower, not against it.
Even during strong winds, the Tower
never sways more than 4.5 inches.
TOURISM

To use the stairs to the 1st & 2nd


floor it is 4,00 Euro

To go all the way to the top in the


elevator it is 12,00 Euro
cheaper if we are in a group

The Tower opens at 9:30 am, and


the stairs close earlier than the
elevatorlast lift at 11 pm

To reach the top of the Tower


(276 meters), visitors must take
another elevator from the
second floor.
INTERESTING TIDBITS
Engineers of the Number of Iron
project were: Maurice Workers = 300
Koechlin and Emile
Nouguier. Number of Workers
Killed in
Stephen Sauvestre Construction = 1
was the architect.
Rivets = 2,500,000
Gustave Eiffel was the
contractor. Iron Pieces = 18,038
INTERESTING TIDBITS, CONT.
Weight = 7,000 tons
Height = 300.51 meters 1000 tons removed
(986 ft)
during renovation in
+/- 15 cm depending 1990s
on temperature Paint = 50 tons every 7 years
1st level = 57 m Paint color is actually
2nd level = 115 m Dark Brown
3rd level = 276 m Use 3 different colors
Height w/ antenna = dark to light
320.755 m (1052 ft)
TOWER UNDER CONSTRUCTIONJULY
1888
TOWER UNDER CONSTRUCTION
DECEMBER 1888
COMPLETEDMAY 1889

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