How the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is being built

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2021
  • The Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland and Puttgarden in Germany will be the world's longest immersed tunnel. This video explains how 360,000 tonnes of steel and 3 million cubic metres of concrete are being turned into an 18-kilometre tunnel.
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Komentáře • 122

  • @konradmanko2303
    @konradmanko2303 Před rokem +4

    Very impressive! Looking forward to cross that tunnel some day.

  • @anushkachathuranga7646
    @anushkachathuranga7646 Před rokem +8

    What a great project..willing to join with this 😊

  • @whatisheartscont2be645
    @whatisheartscont2be645 Před 2 lety +21

    Very cool project.

    • @ianlabrum2013
      @ianlabrum2013 Před rokem

      Just more damage to our planet,not the government nor councils ours,who really gives a shit gor another tunnel,whoopee look more damage to our planet,lets hope it collapses an kills the entire lot in the tunnel,our greed will never stop until there's no reverse of what we av allowed

  • @mohamadbelal268
    @mohamadbelal268 Před 6 měsíci

    Great work

  • @nizarkhrisat6194
    @nizarkhrisat6194 Před rokem +12

    Really this is amazing and very creative...this will be written in history like the pharaonic pyramids

  • @trollingisasport
    @trollingisasport Před rokem +7

    This video is giving me tunnel vision.

  • @ramons.oliveira2176
    @ramons.oliveira2176 Před rokem +1

    Parabéns ...

  • @mmicoski
    @mmicoski Před 8 měsíci +3

    Comparing this to Eurotunnel, I really don't know which one is more insane. To dig a dry cave under meters of soil under meters of water, trusting you will be able to handle the structural instabilities, or to transport and install a flat structure in a trench prepared under the water, made smooth enough to don't produce structural stress on the tons that will compress it...

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz Před 8 měsíci

      I was just wondering whether a second Channel Tunnel could ever happen, and if so whether this method could possibly be viable, given how the current one is quite twisty due to the TBMs having to stay within the chalk belt. It seems as though immersion might allow it to be straighter

  • @WILSONANTONIO
    @WILSONANTONIO Před 8 měsíci

    uuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaauuuuuuu Topíssimo! Projeto bem audacioso...

  • @dimasmahendra4689
    @dimasmahendra4689 Před rokem

    sangat informatif, terimakasih atas pemaparannya dan mudah dimengerti

  • @mr.t993
    @mr.t993 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice

  • @AlessandroMarani72
    @AlessandroMarani72 Před rokem +5

    What about ventilation? Emergency exists if there's a car accident? What if the sea level moves, earthquakes, etc. A ton of questions unanswered...

    • @karl7428
      @karl7428 Před rokem +4

      We dont have earthquakes of any significance in Denmark. I assume the technical tunnel will be used as an emergency exit. We already have a similar tunnel connecting Sweden and Denmark 👍

  • @cwat7319
    @cwat7319 Před 2 lety +3

    AMAZING!

  • @tomsky7464
    @tomsky7464 Před rokem +1

    Iraq have similar project of immersed tunnel with 2.5km long, 34m beneath the surface, 4 motorways lane for each side. Expecting to be done by 2025, the cost of the project is 86$ million.

  • @1KSarah
    @1KSarah Před rokem +1

    It looks simple. I'll try it at home.

    • @janmamu8721
      @janmamu8721 Před 11 měsíci

      i did it as a school project

  • @DavidLopez-mh2tn
    @DavidLopez-mh2tn Před rokem

    Wow!!!

  • @ZMacZ
    @ZMacZ Před rokem +9

    I really do hope they make the seals between the elements re-expandable.
    No matter what you do, there wll always be some movement after the elements
    are placed, and so these seals should be at least minimally flexible,
    with the ability to contract and expand.
    Also, a mechanism for forced contraction would be a neccesity as well.
    Once trucks and other heavies start moving through the tunnel, it will
    sink into the soil a little at least, and thus from the start of the tunnel you need
    a little extra to compensate for any such motion, which will happen
    over several miles, and thus yield significant differences in length of said distance,
    which may be as high 1 meter difference on each end.
    If the forced contraction mechanism also has a tensile gauge, they can check
    for motion by checking the tensile gauges. If they change there's motion,
    if not, no motion.
    They can either use a cable system that allows the pieces to simply
    press into each other, no matter the motion, or have each piece hook
    into the next and pulling that in.
    I calculated roughly 2cm by temperature differences alone for each piece,
    which happens at least yearly, but to a smaller degree daily.
    I'd add at least one more piece on both ends, to compensate for yearly
    sinking, or at least a part of a piece, like 10 meters long.
    As the gap widens, these pieces can fill the gap, while the gaps
    they themselves leave can be filled with regular concrete, since this would be on dry land.

    • @anarossi1860
      @anarossi1860 Před rokem

      I was thinking the same..i hope they will consider this.

    • @maroltma18
      @maroltma18 Před 11 měsíci

      They use a Gina-seal first, an omega-seal from the inside and concrete to seal it off

    • @ZMacZ
      @ZMacZ Před 11 měsíci

      @@maroltma18 No matter what seals they use, it always needs to be flexible.
      It's not like underground tunneling, where a little unwanted stretch leaves
      a small gap that can be easily filled.
      Underwater, water will not hold it's place.
      Concrete will not stretch, it will break when stressed by tensile strength.

    • @maroltma18
      @maroltma18 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@ZMacZ this is exactly what the gina and omega seals are designed for. They allow the elements to be flexible even when earthquakes accure. The concrete is just used to cover it up as far as i know.

    • @maroltma18
      @maroltma18 Před 11 měsíci +1

      + the tunnel is burried underneath the seabed aswell as shown in the video. It doesn't take the whole stress away of course but it does keep it in place much better. It's not a completely new concept by the way. It works already

  • @mmicoski
    @mmicoski Před 8 měsíci +1

    The ocean is rising and they keep putting more and more structures under water...

  • @111danish111
    @111danish111 Před rokem +2

    I don't understand how do they connect the tunnel sections . Is it just a matter of screwing thousands of thick bolts with a seemingly thick incorrosive gasket between them ?!!! Only a detailed animation will make me comprehend .

  • @wayneosaur
    @wayneosaur Před 2 lety +40

    How do they get the bulkheads out after the water is removed? I was waiting to see that...

    • @SWGINSPECTOR
      @SWGINSPECTOR Před 2 lety +14

      Not sure if it's what they will do but it seems like you could just dismantle them and remove them from inside the tunnel.

    • @abidaliqasim1209
      @abidaliqasim1209 Před 2 lety +6

      I have the same question.. .no video show how they remove it ..

    • @adrianthoroughgood1191
      @adrianthoroughgood1191 Před 2 lety +24

      I thought they rather glossed over joining the segments together. Just push them together and the water pressure stops any leaks. Seems very sus to me.

    • @dianne6399
      @dianne6399 Před rokem +5

      @@adrianthoroughgood1191 I was wondering the same thing. Found info about seals that will be used.

    • @pickyourteethup
      @pickyourteethup Před rokem +5

      The first car has to go really fast

  • @poderosothor5571
    @poderosothor5571 Před 8 měsíci

    Loucura .... mesmo havendo uma tecnologia formidável, em algum momento haverá tragédia

  • @lemee70
    @lemee70 Před rokem

    Who is the narrator of this video clip?

  • @o_egonos_tu_psili
    @o_egonos_tu_psili Před rokem

    👌

  • @mantasr
    @mantasr Před rokem +10

    How did they level out the seabed?
    What a huge undertaking....

  • @274pacific
    @274pacific Před rokem

    Anyone else get XCOM vibes from the tunnel factory?

  • @84TZ
    @84TZ Před 2 lety +7

    What happens to the factory and dock? So fascinating, I know my 2030 vacation destination!

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před rokem +3

      They will remain, and be used for other projects, like the second ficed link from Denmark to Sweden when it gets built.

    • @jimothypersson8306
      @jimothypersson8306 Před rokem

      @@ncard00 which one is this? helsingør - helsingborg?

  • @JorgeffAzevedo
    @JorgeffAzevedo Před rokem +4

    Will there be a gas station in the middle of the tunnel?! Maybe with a nice panoramic glass above to see the fishes and to eat my schnitzel in a proper environment! 😁

    • @Anomis1983
      @Anomis1983 Před rokem +2

      😂 you don’t have time for that 7-10 min

    • @gunnar6674
      @gunnar6674 Před rokem

      @@Anomis1983 Yeah, you have just enough time on the ferry to have dinner. I took the train before, and I liked the ferry.
      Will the ferry remain for transporting things which can't go in the tunnel?

    • @jappedut9009
      @jappedut9009 Před rokem

      😂😂😂❤

  • @maximme
    @maximme Před rokem

    big thanks to China for inspiring mega infrastructure projects like this.
    Lets hope Europe can pull this off within our live time.

  • @rppacademic
    @rppacademic Před rokem

    217m x 9m x 40m = 78.120 cbm weight: 73.000 t ? That would be a ship?

  • @PaulBateman69
    @PaulBateman69 Před 2 lety +4

    You guys think 2029 will be there human on earth!

    • @_loss_
      @_loss_ Před 2 lety +1

      yes

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před rokem +1

      Yes, if we build tunnels like this all over the world only for high speed trains and freight trains and ban planes and cars, everybody becomes vegan, and we all use nuclear power.

  • @richardmartin773
    @richardmartin773 Před 2 lety +9

    if only this could be done between sweden and åland

    • @_loss_
      @_loss_ Před 2 lety +3

      Hell no, bro. The ferry lobby wont let it happen.

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před rokem +1

      It can with money

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před rokem +2

      @@_loss_ ban monopoly’s like that, build a tunnel instead, so much faster and climate friendly than ferries.

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@ncard00*monopolies

  • @surfarandrewboy
    @surfarandrewboy Před 2 lety +15

    DK: Jeg glæder mig til at gå gennem tunnelen, i stedet for båden
    SWE: Jag ser fram emot att få åka genom tunneln, istället för båten
    ENG: I look forward to going through the tunnel, instead of the boat
    GER: Ich freue mich darauf, durch den Tunnel zu gehen, anstatt durch das Boot

    • @mullervolker9814
      @mullervolker9814 Před 2 lety

      Durch den Tunnel gehen? Walk through the tunnel? Du köre gennem tunnelen. Du fährst durch den Tunnel. You drive through the tunnel.
      Jeg glaeder mig til at köre gennem tunnelen ogso

    • @JamesAllmond
      @JamesAllmond Před 2 lety

      @@mullervolker9814 18 km, I hope so! ;-)

    • @richardmartin773
      @richardmartin773 Před 2 lety

      Jag också

  • @AntunesDalsgaard
    @AntunesDalsgaard Před rokem +1

    In the very last clip, why do you show only one train track? The elements have two train tubes.

  • @frwy1
    @frwy1 Před 9 měsíci

    Concrete is not eternal... How this tunnel's structure will the maintained once the elements will be underwater and covered by rocks and sand ?

  • @tomwessmann4181
    @tomwessmann4181 Před rokem +2

    The events of the past few weeks have given me food for thought. After Nord Stream and Crimean Bridge one can probably say that a bridge would be much safer. An act of terrorism like the one on the Crimean Bridge would cause a massive catastrophe in a tunnel, even if there were no flooding. The blast would rush through the entire tunnel and cause immense destruction.

  • @foooooob
    @foooooob Před 2 měsíci

    2029 ??? I´m wondering why did they wait so long to make this obvious connection between central europe and Scandinavia. There´s only one ferry line which is called Scandiline which has always enabled to cross Rodby to puttgarden so far. Scandalous and very expensive.

  • @dianne6399
    @dianne6399 Před rokem +6

    In case anyone else is wondering how they actually seal the pieces together: czcams.com/video/2Xkyyc9PlQA/video.html

    • @MattAukerman
      @MattAukerman Před rokem

      I was literally thinking "how do those pieces stay together" and saw this comment not even a second later 😂 - thank you!

  • @nawwk79
    @nawwk79 Před 2 lety +5

    Next project: Tunnel from New York to London.

    • @GT-jh3hn
      @GT-jh3hn Před 2 lety +1

      haha, definetly not possible

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před 2 lety +1

      @@GT-jh3hn It is possible, just very expensive.

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c Před 2 lety +1

      @@ncard00 Atlantic Ocean is very deep for a project like this.

    • @chickenpotpie43
      @chickenpotpie43 Před 2 lety

      If it were to be done in segments, like the path of a non stop flight through Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and UK there would still be around several hundred miles underwater. The sea is closest to ground at those points. May be possible but would definitely be the most expensive protect ever and take maybe 100 years to complete so we wouldn't see it. Would be cool though.

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před rokem +1

      Yes, make it happen, everything is possible, when you have the money.

  • @sv9141
    @sv9141 Před rokem

    I think I hate the word "element" now. Switch it up from time to time throughout the video! lol

  • @andreasmartin7942
    @andreasmartin7942 Před rokem

    Switched the sound off, played this instead:
    czcams.com/video/Va297erJjJ4/video.html
    ...oddly satisfying 😁

  • @jappedut9009
    @jappedut9009 Před rokem

    What about border control ❓

    • @williamn3070
      @williamn3070 Před rokem +2

      Very little needed since Denmark and Germany are in the EU and Schengen area.

  • @7absinth
    @7absinth Před 2 dny

    And water level in the sea increases by 1km and another island will disappear in the world.

  • @Oslohiker
    @Oslohiker Před 2 lety +10

    I am looking forward to not have to use the heavily over-priced ferry. I hope they can finish earlier....

    • @ryen3k
      @ryen3k Před 2 lety +4

      But how much will the tunnel cost to travel in?

    • @x1hivf
      @x1hivf Před 2 lety +2

      @@ryen3k about 1/3 of the ferries

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c Před 2 lety +3

      @@x1hivf Are you sure; Because in Greece we had a ferry for Rio-Antirion and the cost was 4 euro.The bridge is 13.80.Also we had a small ferry in Aktio-Preveza and the cost was 1 euro.The underwater tunel is 3 euros for about 3 kilometres.

    • @x1hivf
      @x1hivf Před 2 lety +2

      @@user-be9ey4jb3c a one way ticket with the ferries on this route today is around 95 euro pr. person

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c Před 2 lety +1

      @@x1hivf 95 euro for 18km!! Very expensive!From Piraeus port to Crete its about 50 euro but is more than 150km.

  • @trollingisasport
    @trollingisasport Před rokem +1

    IM A TUNNEL

  • @PhamvanDong
    @PhamvanDong Před rokem +1

    One of the most controversial projects on this planet if you ask me. The amount of money this project will cost is ridiculous. Especially when you consider the time saving/cost ratio, on an exceptionally traditional route that has been working fine all these years using the ferry. The money used here could have gone to other more urgent needs in society. Don't get me wrong, this project is truly the next level of outstanding engineering. But a vastly unnecessary one.

    • @cethex
      @cethex Před 21 dnem

      You have no idea of how this will free up our transportation network, and actually save money on other road projects. Besides that you dont factor in the labour created. Nor the fact that it will not be free to travel the tunnel, and like our Storebælts bridge, the money will get back.

  • @oskarzientek5646
    @oskarzientek5646 Před rokem

    robi wrazenie

  • @alammd4673
    @alammd4673 Před 2 lety

    😛

  • @chinhbccable
    @chinhbccable Před 2 lety

    totally amazing, but how do you ensure the security to prevent any terrorist?

    • @YaroslaffFedin
      @YaroslaffFedin Před 2 lety +5

      How do you ensure security in regular tunnels? On bridges? In buildings? Terrorism is asymmetrical warfare, and can not be prevented

    • @ncard00
      @ncard00 Před 2 lety +1

      @@_monti142 Prevent it by limiting the availability of weapons to only the military and the police, the united states are insane allowing everyone to carry weapons, I would never feel safe, and for the police, the smallest assignments can turn in to life and death. The americans could take over america like nothing at any time if they want, cause it’s 100’s of millions of people with guns against thousands of policemen, or the military would have to kill the entire population, and if people had used their firearms during the storm at the congress… you would have had to blow up the entire building!

    • @antonhelsgaun
      @antonhelsgaun Před rokem +1

      Mostly by making the tunnel walls thick enough to resist a bomb blast i guess

  • @eonbriz3360
    @eonbriz3360 Před 2 lety

    Just immerse only ..that is genius.. and one of the sign of the end of the world...

  • @Shu77el3c0ck
    @Shu77el3c0ck Před 17 dny

    Bro (danish) = bridge (english) hahah calling your bro a bridge GG

  • @craigr.h.laurent240
    @craigr.h.laurent240 Před rokem

    Why does "FemernAS" believe that background "music" is needed while the narrator is speaking. That makes no sense.

  • @archstanton5973
    @archstanton5973 Před 2 lety +2

    Fehmarn is NOT the "largest". The ShenZhong Link in Guangdong southern China has immersed tunnels that are over 70 meters wide while the Fehmarn tunnels are 40 meters wide.

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c Před 2 lety +11

      They mean longest.

    • @SirMangoMantango
      @SirMangoMantango Před rokem +6

      Largest would be volume, and the ShenZhong link tunnel is only 5,25km while this is 18km, so Fehmarn is still the largest by volume.

  • @7absinth
    @7absinth Před 2 dny

    And water level in the sea increases by 1km and another island will disappear in the world.

  • @dianne6399
    @dianne6399 Před rokem

    In case anyone else is wondering how they actually seal the pieces together: czcams.com/video/2Xkyyc9PlQA/video.html

    • @jacknath1
      @jacknath1 Před rokem

      Thank you Dianne. A lotore detail.