Venice flood protection system - GIF

[Altair]

Venice flood protection system.




Previously:

Sea foam floods coastal town - GIF
Car catches fire after driving through flood - GIF
Flash flood barriers - GIF
Flash flood smashes restaurant facade - GIF
Flood flip-flops - photo

[NeiljohnUK]

Having seen some of this whilst visiting 3 years ago I doubt it will be much use against more than a simple high tide, the Chinesium steel was causing concerns as well, but the Venice lagoon also has significant river inflows so this may actually trap more water at times. Then the other problem discussed is these 'tanks' are 'hinged' and need to be able to settle back down when reflooded to lower, so debris stirred up by a storm may jam the hinges, or simply fill the space below, unlike the Thames barrier which 'sweeps' as it rotates up and down.

[nova_robotics]

That's neat. Do they fill them with air or raise them with hydraulics?

[Duke_of_URL]

And to think, these are the ones who know more about this than anyone:

[NeiljohnUK]

That's neat. Do they fill them with air or raise them with hydraulics?

Air https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/u...b4c448fc_o.jpg