Hydraulics Research

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2157
Date Released
5 Oct 1970
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hydraulics Research. DESCRIPTION: The envy of every schoolboy - scientists at Britain’s Hydraulics Research Station use elaborate models of dams, rivers, ports and harbours to check construction problems in the world’s biggest hydraulic engineering scheme. SHOTLIST: GV large model of El Chocon Dam Argentina. SV man operating gates at top of dam to control the discharge of water. LV ditto pan down to water as it flows over. CU water over dam. GV Dr White pouring black dye into water to show current direction. CU pouring dye into water pan showing dye going over dam. CU ditto. GV of dam pan down to water going over sand. CU pan wave simulator and syphon spillway (Hong Kong). CU wave simulator. SV wave simulator with waves breaking over beach. GV large model of Tilbury Dock entrance with man throwing confetti onto water to check current. SV confetti on water. GV Tilbury dock with man in f/g at controls. LV confetti flowing down river and model boat beside dock, pan boat at dock entrance. GV river pan down to boat entering dock.
Keywords
Science and technology; Engineering
Locations
United Kingdom; Wallingford
Card file number
96383
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
114
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'Hydraulics Research', British Movietone News Issue No. 2157, 5 Oct 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28514 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)