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In lugnet.build, Duane Collicott wrote:
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In this picture it is only 70 percent complete (14 of 20 cables), and
measures 9.5 feet long (2.9 meters).
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Duane-
Well, we’ve still got you for the moment. Ours is 384 studs long, which is
slightly over 10 feet.
Nice job! Looking forward to seeing the completed work.
-Ted
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In lugnet.build, Ted Michon wrote:
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Well, we’ve still got you for the moment. Ours is 384 studs long, which is
slightly over 10 feet.
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Could you check that link? it appears to be broken. Thanks!
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In lugnet.build, Ted Michon wrote:
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In lugnet.build, Duane Collicott wrote:
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In this picture it is only 70 percent complete (14 of 20 cables), and
measures 9.5 feet long (2.9 meters).
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Duane-
Well, we’ve still got you for the moment. Ours is 384 studs long, which is
slightly over 10 feet.
Nice job! Looking forward to seeing the completed work.
-Ted
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Wow, very nice! They sure do make attactive bridges, don’t they? I can see why
they’re popping up all over the world these days.
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In lugnet.build, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Could you check that link? it appears to be broken. Thanks!
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Seems to be working in your message. Or did you mean something else? Perhaps the
SCLTC server was tied up or your access to it was thwarted when you tried?
-Ted
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In lugnet.build, Duane Collicott wrote:
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Wow, very nice! They sure do make attactive bridges, don’t they? I can see
why they’re popping up all over the world these days.
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The funny thing is that cable stayed bridges are not “new”. They’ve been popping
up all over the world since WWII. They just haven’t been as common in the US
where our aesthetic sense in public works is always overridden to save a dime
(or perhaps fatten a contractor’s wallet).
My understanding is the cable stayed bridges were important in post war Europe
as a means to build a lot of bridges quickly. One very nice feature is that
since they are completely supported by their towers (unlike a suspension bridge,
which requires towers and massive cable anchors), they can be built in one spot
-- and then moved! When I visited Dusseldorf in 1976, they had just moved a
major cable stayed bridge into position the previous weekend. The procedure is
to build the new bridge next to the old, keeping the old in service. Then,
temporarily reroute traffic to the new bridge. Then demolish the old and setup
the site. Then slide the new into the old position, typically in a matter of
hours or days. Then reroute to the new bridge. Total traffic down time: hours or
days!
-Ted
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In lugnet.build, Ted Michon wrote:
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In lugnet.build, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Could you check that link? it appears to be broken. Thanks!
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Seems to be working in your message. Or did you mean something else? Perhaps
the SCLTC server was tied up or your access to it was thwarted when you
tried?
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Ya, prolly that. Sorry!
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"Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> writes:
> In lugnet.build, Duane Collicott wrote:
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> > In this picture it is only 70 percent complete (14 of 20 cables), and
> > measures 9.5 feet long (2.9 meters).
>
> Duane-
>
> Well, we've still got you for the moment. Ours is 384 studs long, which is
> slightly over 10 feet.
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> <<http://scltc.org/images/galleries/events/2004.12.26.e/mic.025.jpg>>
>
> Nice job! Looking forward to seeing the completed work.
Oooh - a "mine is bigger than yours" contest! (Sorry, couldn't resist!).
The design is different, but at our latest GETS show, NALUG's Laszlo
Szojka showed a 17-foot bridge using a similar cable technique:
http://www.nalug.org/TrainShow2004/Suspension/index.html
Not quite the classic cable-stay design, but similar.
--
Experience should guide us, not rule us.
Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM
http://www.GraySage.COM/cg/
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In lugnet.build, Chris Gray wrote:
> "Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> writes:
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> > In lugnet.build, Duane Collicott wrote:
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>
> Oooh - a "mine is bigger than yours" contest! (Sorry, couldn't resist!).
>
> The design is different, but at our latest GETS show, NALUG's Laszlo
> Szojka showed a 17-foot bridge using a similar cable technique:
>
> http://www.nalug.org/TrainShow2004/Suspension/index.html
>
> Not quite the classic cable-stay design, but similar.
Wow, very nice! I also like the shark feeding frenzy!
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In lugnet.build, Chris Gray wrote:
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Oooh - a “mine is bigger than yours” contest! (Sorry, couldn’t resist!).
The design is different, but at our latest GETS show, NALUG’s Laszlo
Szojka showed a 17-foot bridge using a similar cable technique:
http://www.nalug.org/TrainShow2004/Suspension/index.html
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Chris-
I meant to get back to this message sooner, but I was hip deep in our weekend
show at Fullerton. I love this NALUG bridge. If immitation is the sincerest form
of flattery, consider that design in the queue to have its double deck
construction copied!
Meanwhile, back to the “my dog’s better than yours”: Last time we stayed at
Hotel LEGOLAND, we would head down to the LEGO room each night when most guests
had gone to bed and build somethimg BIG. One item was, if I recall right, an 18
foot long flat deck bridge completely supported from below by two towers. Our
criteria for doing great was to make something so awesome that the hotel staff
would not take it apart during the daily cleanup. Of course, the first round of
little kinders in the morning that arrived without parents would have things in
megapieces in seconds.
-Ted
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"Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> writes:
> I meant to get back to this message sooner, but I was hip deep in our weekend
> show at Fullerton. I love this NALUG bridge. If immitation is the sincerest form
> of flattery, consider that design in the queue to have its double deck
> construction copied!
I'll let Laz know (I don't know if he reads Lugnet) - he'll be pleased.
> Meanwhile, back to the "my dog's better than yours": Last time we stayed at
> Hotel LEGOLAND, we would head down to the LEGO room each night when most guests
> had gone to bed and build somethimg BIG. One item was, if I recall right, an 18
> foot long flat deck bridge completely supported from below by two towers. Our
> criteria for doing great was to make something so awesome that the hotel staff
> would not take it apart during the daily cleanup. Of course, the first round of
> little kinders in the morning that arrived without parents would have things in
> megapieces in seconds.
All in one night? - that's a lot of putting together! I don't know how long
Laz took to do his bridge, but I imagine it was a lot more than one session.
There were 4 or 5 people that did pieces of the High Level bridge (last
year's show was a "bridge and island" layout, deliberately), and we spent
time over several weeks finishing it all off.
This year we are having a theme based on the province of Alberta's
centennial. The project John and I are doing was started a couple of
months ago, to be ready for September. Sometimes it seems like my dining
room (where I build) is never without piles of Lego!
-Chris Gray
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