Lutz, MatthiasMatthiasLutzHenze, LukasLukasHenzeStephan, ChristophChristophStephanKorytko, FlorianFlorianKorytko2026-04-152026-04-152019-08-01Bautechnik 96 (8): 609-616 (2019)https://hdl.handle.net/11420/62734Solution approaches for the new construction of the world's highest water-saving lock. Due to the increased demands of shipping and the expiring service life of the Scharnebeck ship lift, the early replacement by a navigation lock on the Elbe Lateral Canal is intended to remove the bottleneck. The chamber of the new lock will have a usable length of 225 m, allowing longer types of ships and ship convoys to pass. Because of the enormous lift of 38 m of the nearly free standing structure, the corresponding significant water pressures are no longer manageable with conventional U-shaped bearing systems. From a static and hydraulic point of view new technical solutions are required, which are currently worked out in a cooperation between the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) and the Federal Waterways and Construction Office Hannover (NBA Hannover).en1437-099920198609616free standingHydraulic engineering/Damshydraulic systemReinforced concrete constructionstructurewater-saving basinswater-saving lockTechnology::600: TechnologyJournal Article10.1002/bate.201900040