Glenn Dombrowski is one of the early pioneers in the use of three-dimensional (3D) computer modeling, animation, and video production within the Engineering and Architectural industry. He has more than 30 years of experience and expertise in CGI-3D computer modeling, animations, and video production, and a track record developing and leading productions for infrastructure improvements, community involvement, and business development pursuits. Glenn has been awarded 7 international awards (4 Telly Awards and 3 Pixie Awards) for his productions within the categories of CGI-3D animation and Government Relations. He is also a member of the Telly Awards Silver Council since 2007.
That won't work in time the ship will calapse on her on weight the water has to be around her to equally apply pressure on the sides of the ship too hold it together
While this set up looks very cool I’m not sure how good it would be for the ship, as is now being seen battleships when kept on dry land have the tendency to inflate out on the sides as there is not enough pressure on the sides of the ship as there should be when the ship is in water. I know it would be hard to keep it in water but it should be the better option for the ship long term as long as it goes into dry dock to get fixed. I hope whoever is in charge of this project will consider the long term impact that this plan may have on the ship.
Seems easier to dig an absolute minimum size slip / inlet. install the ship, then wall that off. The ship would still be visible with a wall only a fraction of the size presented. If the slip was long enough, the entire opening could be filled with the earth from the dig. So no wall would be needed at all.
faudrait foutre ce truc au recyclage ça ferait de la bonne ferraille pour faire autre chose d'utile plutôt que de gaspille des fortunes cette tat de ferraille de la mort et faire de la place pour la nature, c'est n'importe quoi🤬🤬🤬
Battleship is build to with stand three pressure points 1. Gravity from the top. 2. Pressure from the water pressure on both sides. Over time if not in the water the ship will pancake and flatten.
exactly. it is engineered to be IN the water and there is expected maintenance and risk. removing it from that designed environment introduces other risks that were not originally engineered into the design.
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That pit might be appealing if there wasn't a ship in the middle of it, and being completely out of the water would have taken away from the battleship experience. The best part of the video was where they took it out and moored it parallel to the channel. If they had left it in that position, it would have been nice. I haven't been there, but I understand that the current location isn't ideal and the new location will probably be better.
Ryan over at Battleship New Jersey had some interesting comments regarding keeping ships out of the water. (Made during his coffer-dam episode at the USS North Carolina.) Basically, it boils down to 'they're not buildings'. They are not designed for all their weight to be supported vertically on the keel and they will eventually 'bulge out' as the weight of the superstructure and upper fittings press down on the hull. They actually need the hydrostatic pressure of the water pressing in on the hull from outside to maintain their structure. By all means create the 'dry berth' as a means of maintaining the ship, but keep it flooded, except when you need to do work on the hull. Otherwise, your ship will eventually collapse in on itself.
Rather than keel blocks I wonder if they could make her a concrete cradle which would support her at all points the same as if she was in water. Between the concrete and hull perhaps there could be some sort of water/air-tight padding that would keep her steel dry and prevent further rusting.
I really like this concept... I just hope the Texas conservancy can find the funding before her bottom falls out. Our state government keeps bragging about Texas having a surplus of money instead of debt... I'd like to see them offer up the funds to keep the ONLY remaining dreadnaught preserved for ALL Americans to enjoy...!!!
Looks like another missed opportunity to add an electrified rail rapid transit system in the median to move people to their destination without smog and even faster than driving. We do that here in Chicago, and it's done in Boston, too. The better your public transportation is, the more money your city makes and the more people who wish to stay. Sorry, rich and privileged politicians, but thinking only of yourselves hasn't worked and it never will! Just sayin'! 🐰
Time destroys all things. Boats were designed to be in the water. Take "Texas" out of the water, put her in a dry berth, and she will just collapse upon her own weight. Look at the problems the British are having trying to preserve the "HMS Victory."
1 Victory is wood 2 Victory is a LOT smaller 3 They still had to come up with a way to simulate the side pressure that water provides to maintain structural integrity
Okay, so the TPWD started on the USS Texas drydock project in 2010 .... That was a decade ago! Where does the battleship stand now? Still in water? Was the project abandoned?
It was abandoned. It was discovered that her interior structure had deteriorated to the point that she could no longer support her own weight in a dry berth. It was also determined that construction of the berth itself was far more expensive than originally estimated. The problems with the structure have largely been fixed, and the new plan is to tow her to a dry dock so that most of the hull can be replaced, then she'll return to the water in a new home.
They are antiquated technology that is no longer relevant. This ship should be scrapped and forgotten. Too much tax payer money has been wasted on projects just like this and considering the lack of funding thru donations I think it's obvious that there is not nearly enough interest to justify the expense. Sorry but not all relics can or deserve to be saved. They served there purpose. Make a reef out of this ship to benefit marine life and move on.
Not sure what the deal is, but Google Maps shows the ship still in water and the tag says image is from 2020. www.google.com/maps/search/Battleship+Texas+/@29.7567439,-95.0899579,395m/data=!3m1!1e3
Putting the Battleship U.S.S. Texas in "Dry-Berth" is the only logical way of saving this historical ship. She has a lot of history and it shouldn't be lost to the Elements of Nature. It would also afford the opportunity to do some much needed repairs to bring her back to her former glory.
Interesting idea for display to enable visitors to see the enormity of a battleship, especially the one & only WWI left. Any ship/boat owner knows water ironically destroys water craft & they rust & corrode constantly. Maintenance must be ongoing to be effective. Non-ship example: the GoldenGate Bridge, constant maintenance crew on duty.
Nope that is about the worst thing you can do! Concrete is porous and it will rot the ship from the outside in. That is why it is not done anymore for this very reason.
I've read that the concrete was actually poured inside the Mikasa as well. Part of the agreement that allowed Japan to preserve her as a museum ship required that her guns and engineering spaces be 'demilitarized'. The concrete was how they did the engine rooms, according what I read.
