21st century Welsh technology to save 27th century Egyptian Pyramid

Past Horizons ^ | Saturday, January 1, 2011 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

A Welsh engineering firm called Cintec has been enlisted by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to help save the iconic Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

The pyramid was built around 2640 BCE for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by the fabled architect Inhoptep, but in 1992 after a major earthquake caused serious faults in the famous 4600 year old structure.

The tomb started life as an unusual square mastaba -- normally they are flat-roofed, rectangular structures with outward sloping sides -- but over the lifetime of Djoser it develop into a six-stepped pyramid with a rectangular ground-plan. Below ground, a warren of tunnels, galleries and rooms surrounded Djoser's burial chamber.

The 1992 earthquake resulted in the partial collapse of the burial chamber ceiling and raised the very real prospect of the pyramid's entire central chamber completely failing without intervention.

To support the partial collapse of the damaged ceiling, Cintec are using a technology known as Waterwall, which consists of self-inflating water-filled bags to temporarily secure the damaged ceiling to allow time for the permanent repair of the Step Pyramid.

The structural repair and reinforcement company was appointed to the project after proving its credentials in preserving historical landmarks across the world.

The company has maintained structures including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom and The White House in Washington DC, United States. In Egypt it has helped stabilise many other monuments, including the Al Ghuri Mosque in Cairo, The Red Pyramid of Senefru and the Hibis Temple at El-Kharga.

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title s/b "21st century Welsh technology to save 27th century BC Egyptian Pyramid".

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Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara. Photo: Stu Rapley, Flickr

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Step Pyramid renovation. Photo: Stu Rapley, Flickr

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[Sacajaweau]

Personally, I wouldn’t repair it. It stops the progression of the “actual time” of the monument. Like pretending nothing happened...like an earthquake...

[Tainan]

the graffiti they leave will be completely undecipherable...

[allmost]

I was not aware that the White House was structurally unstable and needed preservation. Unstable in general? Yeah, but why is Cintec involved at all?

[SunkenCiv]

;’) They’ll need one whole side just to write the longest town name.

[SunkenCiv]

It’s part of Zahi “Zowie” Hawass’ campaign to Disney-fy the surviving monuments.

[bigheadfred]

I was not aware that the White House was structurally unstable and needed preservation.

Anything is possible with that lardass wookie roaming around. She, all by herself, qualifies as a thundering herd.

[allmost]

You grant the first wookie too many super powers. :)

[bigheadfred]

You grant the first wookie too many super powers. :)

I think Hostess beat me to it.

[allmost]

She is so far above and beyond that... She might have to take it off your hands. It might make her proud to be an American.

[GeronL]

I saw a headline sayinf da Won took his family to the beach.... I did not click for fear of seeing the wookie in a thong

[razbinn]

27th century Egyptian Pyramid

So as we are in the 21st century,they're going to save something that won't be built for 600 years?????

[allmost]

They frown upon such images in his mindset/home.

[bigheadfred]

I did not click for fear of seeing the wookie in a thong

She is far above and beyond that...She would wear normal beach attire. It would only appear she was wearing a thong cause her butt ate her suit.

I see Cintec also uses their Waterwall technology for blast protection. Probably a good idea to protect valuable objects in the White House after the wookie had burritos for dinner.

[gleeaikin]

The article didn’t say the White House was structurally unstable, it said the company did maintenance work for the WH and british public buildings. Also, it did not say when the work was done, could have been Bush or Clinton, or even earlier.

[bigheadfred]

So as we are in the 21st century,they're going to save something that won't be built for 600 years?????

It's the moslem way. Do everything backwards and call it progress.

[allmost]

Cintec kept the hoho’s safe.

[eleni121]

Well they’re Welsh not British. That means there won’t be as much looting going on.

http://www.returnthemarbles.com/