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Re: Bridge Study the 13th
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Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:05:22 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Adrian Egli wrote:
> October 13th, 2003 and here is Study 13.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=27783
Most excellent. As a structural engineer (who plays with LEGO parts very often),
I can appreciate the complexity of a curved bridge deck. There are many here in
Houston (road bridges) and it's impressive to see them. Of course they are plate
girder construction, but the girders are curved as well! (as opposed to a
segmented construction with straight girders between supports).
The overall appearance of the study is quite nice, as well as your previous
studies. Nice work.
-TJ
www.texbrick.com
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| (...) Thanks for the complements :) Creating that deck involved a lot of number crunching (a graphing calc w/ table function is very helpful!). It was finding the "right" radius values that was the tricky part. When the idea of doing this came to me (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| October 13th, 2003 and here is Study 13. (URL) The rest of the photos are (URL) here> The only thing Study 13 shares with Study 12 is the deck. Study 12 was a disappointment. Unlike other bridges with an arch, Study 12's arch was a pain to design, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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