Transfer shock refers to the tendency of students transferring from one institution of higher education to another to experience a temporary dip in grade point average during the first or second semester at the new institution as defined by Hills (1965).
Liebherr LR 13000. The Liebherr LR 13000 is the most powerful crawler crane in the world. Designed for use in nuclear power station construction, the LR 13000âs main boom can reach a height of 473 feet, and the crane has a lifting capacity of 3,000 tons. The crane itself weighs 748 tons. 4. Liebherr 11200-9.1. The massive, yet still very mobile, Liebherr 11200-9.1 is the worldâs tallest and strongest telescopic boom crane. Fully assembled, this impressive piece of equipment can lift up to 1,179 tons, and reach a height of 550 feet with extensions attached.
This beast lives in fjords and helped to install the pylon on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Taisun Gantry Crane Category: Gantry Lifting capacity: 20,000 metric tons. Photo via Haakman, Wikimedia Commons. What would a Heavyweight tournament be without a Taisun? No, not Mike Tyson, this Taisun is the worldâs biggest gantry crane. Housed in Shandong Province in China, it can lift 20,000 metric tons without so much as blinking. It even has the official lifting record registered in the Guinness Book of World Records. Respect comes from all around the world for this mega-crane.