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Brunel Research Paper

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After countless other successful designs, Brunels dream was to build the largest ship in the world that could carry enough coal for its whole journey, while also carrying 4,000 passengers. Before the construction of this mega ship, Brunel had success in previous designs such as some of the largest bridges in the world at that current time and also designed many of the railroads in England in the 1800’s. Brunels intended to double the length of the world's longest ships hull ( roughly 350 feet ). This meant Brunels ships hull was roughly 700 feet long. There was circulation around whether Brunels ship would actually be able to hold its own weight and many believed it was too heavy to float as it was carrying large amounts of coal and people.

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