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altis 17-06-2007 21:07

Re: Two jailed after bridge built by blind man collapses!
 
Did everyone simply pier at the remains of the bridge?

danielf 17-06-2007 22:14

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34329961)
The word 'theoretician' was an insult in those days (tantamount to calling someone a 'Frenchman'), which explains why a man who unable to explain his calculations could be a successful engineer.

It's a good thing that changed though. Otherwise we'd have missed out on the Forth Rail Bridge. Even my wife thought that a stop to admire its beauty was well worth it.

dilli-theclaw 17-06-2007 22:18

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Originally Posted by Ramrod (Post 34329447)
Dilli......what have you been up to?! :D

Um.... :)

BBKing 18-06-2007 08:51

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It's a good thing that changed though. Otherwise we'd have missed out on the Forth Rail Bridge.
It's a fascinating historical period, actually - the point was that prior to the Industrial Revolution the main architecture types could be built without advanced maths, as they were masonry gravity structures like walls, vaults, arches etc. which just happen to be the only ones where that idea is safe. As soon as you start doing beams and trusses you need calculus as a minimum.

One of Brunel's great contributions was legitimising the mathematical approach - being half-French he wasn't scared of algebra and effectively invented finite element analysis to do the Maidenhead Bridge. He wasn't quite the first, but as usual he was in the thick of progress.

Tinky 18-06-2007 09:23

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[quote=danielf;34330462]It's a good thing that changed though. Otherwise we'd have missed out on the Forth Rail Bridge.

Had occassion to cross that bridge many times in the distant past; wonderful experience!
http://images.google.com/images?q=fo...mages&ct=title

punky 18-06-2007 09:45

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Personally my favourite is the Stockport Viaduct.

Not designed to be one of the most asthetically-pleasing bridges, but wonderful in sheer scale. You have to see it, as the pics don't do it justice.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2007/06/11.jpg
http://freespace.virgin.net/john.fai...es/Viaduct.jpg
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ew...izApr04_47.jpg
http://www.webbaviation.co.uk/stockp...rt-viaduct.jpg

Tinky 18-06-2007 09:52

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Forth Road Bridge is another spectacular bridge imho

http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/comp_prog/forth/img00016.jpg

danielf 18-06-2007 10:01

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This is turning into proper Anorakking :D

Cobbydaler 18-06-2007 16:13

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 34330592)
This is turning into proper Anorakking :D


Yep, didn't know we had so many Gephyrologists on board... :disturbd:

Time the mods started handing out a few Suspensions...

BBKing 18-06-2007 17:44

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Time the mods started handing out a few Suspensions...
That, IMHO, would display a rather reckless, nay, cantilever attitude.

Cobbydaler 18-06-2007 17:50

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34330940)
That, IMHO, would display a rather reckless, nay, cantilever attitude.

Trusst me, you had me beaming from ear to ear & arching my eyebrows at that one... ;)

homealone 18-06-2007 18:54

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Originally Posted by BBKing (Post 34330562)
It's a fascinating historical period, actually - the point was that prior to the Industrial Revolution the main architecture types could be built without advanced maths, as they were masonry gravity structures like walls, vaults, arches etc. which just happen to be the only ones where that idea is safe. As soon as you start doing beams and trusses you need calculus as a minimum.

One of Brunel's great contributions was legitimising the mathematical approach - being half-French he wasn't scared of algebra and effectively invented finite element analysis to do the Maidenhead Bridge. He wasn't quite the first, but as usual he was in the thick of progress.

he had his moments, I suppose ;) - personally I wouldn't have had the attention span :)

BBKing 18-06-2007 19:03

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he had his moments, I suppose - personally I wouldn't have had the attention span
You can't truss anyone these days. I'm just sorry that I, forgetting my duties in the world of cable, stayed reading this poxy thread.

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he had his moments, I suppose
On second reading, this isn't really my area. Still, no doubt it's worth bending someone's ear about

altis 18-06-2007 19:57

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Pity he never got to fit the hand braille

BBKing 18-06-2007 20:24

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He obviously had a good feel for the job, though.


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