ENGINEERING INSIGHTS | At Marina Bay Sands, around 1.4 million litres of water sit almost 200 metres above ground, across three towers that do not move in exactly the same way. Supporting that weight is only part of the engineering challenge. The pool also has to accommodate movement. In its technical account of the project, Arup describes how differential movement between the towers had to be considered under gravity, wind and seismic loads. The SkyPark incorporates separate

On the night of 31 January 1953, a severe European windstorm drove a surge of seawater through the North Sea. What followed was one of...