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48x144 (was Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY)
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:45:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Chapple writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Matthews writes:
> > The yellow Technic bridge is a bow truss. It is not an arch.
> > Truss members are either in tension or compression and truss joints
> > are assumed to be pinned or hinged. An arch works in compression.
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> See, this is what I get for going into Comp.Eng. instead of Civil. :-)
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> So unless I'm mistaken, (and yes it happens all too often) Arne's, (and
> James') and all of Ben's are all various examples of bow truss bridges.
> All the more reason to get "T1" built I guess. The glue is drying now
> on part of it - the 32x96 grey "brick" baseplate. Here's a tip - don't
> try to use bare hands with the metal lid of a rubber cement brush in an
> un-heated garage when it's minus 27 degrees outside/inside the garage. ;-)
Correction - that should be 48x144 grey "brick"
It's the height of a brick, but there's no holes on the bottom.
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 | | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| (...) See, this is what I get for going into Comp.Eng. instead of Civil. :-) So unless I'm mistaken, (and yes it happens all too often) Arne's, (and James') and all of Ben's are all various examples of bow truss bridges. All the more reason to get (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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