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Isambard Kingdom BrunelCivil Engineer
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
• Described as one of the 19th century engineering giants, who changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions.
• 2nd in “100 Greatest Britons” poll (2002)
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Born: 9 April 1806Portsmouth, England
Died: 15 September 1859 (aged 53)Westminster, London, England
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Horsley (m. 1836–1859)
Children: Isambard Brunel JuniorHenry Marc Brunel
Florence Mary Brunel
Parents: Marc Isambard BrunelSophia Kingdom
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Thames Tunnel
• Rotherhithe, London UK • 11 m wide• 6 m high• 396 m long• 23 m below high water• Engineer: Marc Brunel• Resident Engineer: IK Brunel• Built: 1825 - 1843• First navigable river tunnel• Owner: London Transport
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Great Western Railway
• GWR Formed 1833• Engineer: IK Brunel• Opened:
o 1838 to Maidenheado 1840 to Batho 1841 to Bridgewater
• longest, flattest broadest line in Britain
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Broad vs. Standard Gauge
• 7’ 0¼” – smoother, faster ride• More passenger room• Safer – lower C of G• Interface with 4’ 8½” – mixed gauge
Broad Gauge Train on Mixed Track
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Surviving portion of Broad Gauge Track, Sutton Harbour, UK
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Maidenhead Railway Bridge
• Four-span brick arch• Built 1838• Two river spans:
o 39 m longo 7 m rise
• Longest flattest brick arches in the world when built
• Four-tracked in 1920sWidening on each side
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Maidenhead Railway Bridge
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Timber Railway Viaducts
Carvedras Viaduct, Truro
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash
Two 138 m long, 30 m high wrought-iron lenticular trusses (1859)
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
SS Great Britain
First iron ship – world’s largest when built in 1843Rescued from Falklands Islands in 1970
Restored in Bristol dry dock where it was built
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Steam Ship Engine Building (1839)– Portland Cement Floor
• 400 mm thick floor – discovered 2008• First known use of Portland cement
• Four years before Portland cement was patented
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
SS Great Eastern
World’s largest when built in 1858 (scrapped 1889)
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Isambard Kingdom BrunelClifton Suspension Bridge
214 m span, 76 m above the River AvonConstruction started: 1831Completed by others: 1864World’s longest span (1864)
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Isambard Kingdom BrunelCivil Engineer
1806 -1859