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Ræveskovsvej Water Tower

Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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 Ræveskovsvej Water Tower rather than just read about it. In short: Rævebakkevej Water Tower, situated on Rævebakken, 36 m above sea level, is the oldest surviving water tower in Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1905 to a National Romantic design by Andreas Theil and decommissioned in 1972.

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Reference excerpt

Rævebakkevej Water Tower, situated on Rævebakken, 36 m above sea level, is the oldest surviving water tower in Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1905 to a National Romantic design by Andreas Theil and decommissioned in 1972.

History

Background The planning of a modern water supply and sewer system in Gentofte began when Niels Andersen became chairman of the parish council in 1888. The summer of 1897 was unusually hot and sunny and many wells in Hellerup dried out. Bregnegård Waterworks opened at Mantziusvej in 1900 and so did Gentofte's first water tower at H. A. Clausensvej close to Gentofte Church. They supplied Hellerup, Skovshoved, Ordrup and Gentofte with water. The system reached Vangede in 1902 and Jægersborg in 1903. The water tower was designed by Johan Schröder. The water tank had a capacity of 432 cubic metres and the water surface was located 50 metres above sea level. The site where it was built was located 26 metres above sea level and had previously belonged to Gentofte Rectory. The water was led from six pumping stations to a collection well and from there through three sand filters to the water tower at H. A. Clausensvej.

The water tower at Ræveskovsvej The population of Gentofte Municipality increased from 14,470 in 1901 to 20,709 in 1906. The growing population created a need for a second water tower. A site which comprised Rævebakken, a 36m tall hill located circa 500 to the northeast of Vangede, was therefore acquired from the Brogården estate in 1904. The water tower was built in 1905. It was designed by the architect Andreas Thejll with collaboration with Asger Ostenfeld. Ermelunden Waterworks, a second waterworks, opened in 1907. Sjælsø Waterworks was inaugurated in 1936.

Decommissioning Gentofte Municipality's population peaked in 1952 at 89,142 and Tuborg Breweries increased its production increased dramatically, leading to new capacity problems for its water supply system. It was therefore decided to build a new and taller water tower at jægersborg station. Jægersborg Water Tower was inaugurated in 1956. The water tower at Ræveskovsvej was decommissioned in 1972.

Description The tower is designed in the National Romantic style. The design is reminiscent of that of the gunpowder magazine in Frederikshavn. It is built in reinforced concrete and stands on a foundation of boulders. The water tank has a capacity of just over 1,000 cubic metres and is supported by pillars. The windows are small and arched. Above the entrance is Gentofte's old coat of arms featuring three church bells as well as the year '1905'. The roof is finished by a small copper-clad spire with Weather vane. Just below the roof is a walkway.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ræveskovsvej Water Tower

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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 Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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 Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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 Ræveskovsvej Water Tower

In research: Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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 Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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: Ræveskovsvej Water Tower is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1900s architecture in Denmark, 1905 establishments in Denmark, Buildings and structures completed in 1905, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ræveskovsvej Water Tower 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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Why does Ræveskovsvej Water Tower matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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