How the Panamanian Canal Locks Move Ships
In short: The Panama Canal uses a gravity-fed system of locks and culverts to lift ships between sea and lake levels, a process that remains vital to global trade.
A 1:34 short film in the series “Engineering Marvels”.
Sources used in this film: Balboa International, “OU_TPA_parte_5.pdf”; Taylor & Francis, “Design of the filling and emptying system of the new Panama Canal locks”; Smithsonian Institution Libraries, “Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!”; University of Florida Libraries, “Ebb and Flow Online Exhibit”; International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, “Panama: The Panama Canal”; Smithsonian Institution, “Panama Canal Pintle Ball, 1914”.
Sources used in this film
- Balboa International — OU_TPA_parte_5.pdf · View →
- Taylor & Francis — Design of the filling and emptying system of the new Panama Canal locks · View →
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries — Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly! · View →
- University of Florida Libraries — Ebb and Flow Online Exhibit · View →
- International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce — Panama: The Panama Canal · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — Panama Canal Pintle Ball, 1914 · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Balboa International: OU_TPA_parte_5.pdf
- Also: Taylor & Francis: Design of the filling and emptying system of the new Panama Canal locks
- Also: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!
- Also: University of Florida Libraries: Ebb and Flow Online Exhibit
- Also: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce: Panama: The Panama Canal
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: Panama Canal Pintle Ball, 1914
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