Panama Canal Model

The design project was conducted to create a better understanding of how projectswork within the real world. With the Alan Krause, CEO of the company heading theexpansion of the panama canals speaking to the University of Nevada, Reno, it wasdecided that the final project will be about the Panama Canal locks. The projectrevolved around creating an understanding of the New Panama Canal Locks andutilizing that data to create a scale replica of the locks. This project includes a briefhistory of the Panama Canal, a geologic overview of the canal, the methods ofconstruction, the blueprints used to create this project and an analysis of what the dataentails. This Projects is meant to be the sum of what a GE student is to learn by theconclusion of his time at the university. It shows the understanding of both geology and

Name thesis:degree_name

Geological Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Honors Thesis

Grantor

University of Nevada, Reno

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• McDonald, Ben

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Watters, Robert J.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright(All Rights Reserved)

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11714/408

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarwolf.unr.edu:11714/408