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Leaning Tower of Suurhusen

Leaning Tower of Suurhusen is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leaning Tower of Suurhusen rather than just read about it. In short: The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen (German: Schiefer Turm von Suurhusen) is a late medieval steeple in Suurhusen, a village in the East Frisian region of northwestern Germany. According to the Guinness World Records it was at one time the most tilted tower in the world, although intentionally inclined towers such as the Montreal Tower far surpass it.

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Reference excerpt

The Leaning Tower of Suurhusen (German: Schiefer Turm von Suurhusen) is a late medieval steeple in Suurhusen, a village in the East Frisian region of northwestern Germany. According to the Guinness World Records it was at one time the most tilted tower in the world, although intentionally inclined towers such as the Montreal Tower far surpass it. The Suurhusen steeple as of 2007 claimed to be the unintentionally tilted tower with the greatest angle of lean in the world, 1.22° more than Leaning Tower of Pisa.

History The Brick Gothic church in Suurhusen is reminiscent of the old fortress churches. Originally, it was 32 m (105 ft) long and 9.35 m (30.7 ft) wide. In 1450 the church was shortened by about a quarter and the tower was built in the space. The tower leans at an angle of 5.19° (5° 11′), compared with 3.97° (3° 58′) for the Pisa tower after its stabilisation. According to local historian Tjabbo van Lessen, the church was built in the Middle Ages in marshy land on foundations of oak tree trunks which were preserved by groundwater. When the land was drained in the 19th century, the wood rotted, causing the tower to tilt. The steeple was closed to the public in 1975 for safety reasons, and re-opened 10 years later after it was stabilised.

Data Area: 121 square metres (1,300 sq ft), 11 m × 11 m (36 ft × 36 ft) Height: 27.37 metres (89.8 ft) Overhang: 2.47 metres (8.1 ft) Foundation: 2-metre-thick (6.6 ft) masonry, resting on oak piles Total weight: 2,116 t (2,332 short tons)

Gallery

See also List of leaning towers Oberkirche of Bad Frankenhausen

References

External links Media related to Leaning Tower of Suurhusen at Wikimedia Commons Homepage of the church

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leaning Tower of Suurhusen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leaning Tower of Suurhusen claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leaning Tower of Suurhusen before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leaning Tower of Suurhusen ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leaning Tower of Suurhusen

In research: Leaning Tower of Suurhusen appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leaning Tower of Suurhusen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leaning Tower of Suurhusen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Brick buildings and structures, Buildings and structures completed in 1450, Buildings and structures in Aurich (district), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leaning Tower of Suurhusen outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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