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Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
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Some photos of LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest, and of the arched bridge that I built for it are here

Enjoy!

Philo



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  Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
 
your bridge is very nice looking. i like the steep outer curve on it. and 76kg is quite a large load. TJs spread sheet makes very good bridges. bob (...) Bob Kojima ko@fial.com Fial Incorporated Telecom Monitoring Solutions 4343 SW Corbett Ave (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
 
(...) Philo- Cool looking bridge. Neat contest. For our current SCLTC layout, we built twin 192-stud long truss bridges with the truss work under the decks. We tested the spans with a 13 pound bowling ball in the center and measured a deflection of (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
  Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
 
(...) Cool. I very much like your bridge. And you're right, there should have been a weight limit in the contest, otherwise, the person with the most LEGO will always win. ;-) Jeff (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
  Re: Arched Through Truss Bridge - LegoWorld 2005 Bridge strength contest
 
(...) WOW! That's very impressive. (yeh, I know- I'm a little late in posting this. :-) It has a nice shape and looks very stout. The relatively large height (compared to the span length) gives it a lot of strength. I like how you doubled some of (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)

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