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Re: Australian Roll Call
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Date: 
Mon, 22 May 2000 07:55:13 GMT
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"Peter Callaway" <pcallaway@bmcl.com.au> wrote in message
news:FuxxHH.1G0@lugnet.com...

Architectural theory!? What's that?? (this is coming from a Civil • Engineer)
"If you draw it, it will work". <GD&R>


Yeah, I know what you mean...

"Here's my design for my house..."
"Um, if you want a column that size, you're going to need 100 MPa concrete,
with 800 MPa rebar."
"Cool, can we do that?"


David Drew



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  Re: Australian Roll Call
 
Of course it can! Determine the eccentricity, whack a heap of them 2x4 bricks for compression and some of the technic beams with pin joints in for tensional strength. I wonder If anyone has done any stress/strain measurements on Lego plates and (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
  Re: Australian Roll Call
 
LOL Well, Tim is an architect, another reason he is worth hanging on to ;-) He is much better than I at ensuring that a Lego building is "architecturally sound" He is a great designer too, though his lego buildings are rather Monty Python meets (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

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  Re: Australian Roll Call
 
(...) ... (...) Hi Rachel! You're back! Fantastic! Are you able to make it to LegOz 2000.3 at Pete White's place?? (...) Architectural theory!? What's that?? (this is coming from a Civil Engineer) "If you draw it, it will work". <GD&R> Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

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