Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: mendel on October 19, 2001, 04:39:39 PM
Post by: mendel on October 19, 2001, 04:39:39 PM
The PBS series "Building Big", one part of which deals with bridges, has a web site at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html .
Highschool-level background on bridge building.
This link is also posted on www.bridgebuilder-game.com , where you can find more bridgebuilding links.
Highschool-level background on bridge building.
This link is also posted on www.bridgebuilder-game.com , where you can find more bridgebuilding links.
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: panther on October 11, 2001, 06:48:31 PM
Post by: panther on October 11, 2001, 06:48:31 PM
For all of you that need some inspiration, check out the following excellent site....
http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: jeffrowe on December 09, 2001, 05:29:10 PM
Post by: jeffrowe on December 09, 2001, 05:29:10 PM
I dont know if it was mentioned in any of those links your guys put up, but the most impressive bridge documentary is this one on the leonardo project. They started off by building a partially wooden pedestrian bridge using Da Vinci's design. A second one is being made using all stone... this one might be for traffic too...
Since I dont knwo alot about this stuff, all I can say is that the bridges use converging arches to perform the loadbearing with another arch as the roadway... beautiful....
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Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: Gray on October 11, 2001, 07:51:44 PM
Post by: Gray on October 11, 2001, 07:51:44 PM
Yeah this site is awesome! Tons of stuff, pictures and explanations...
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: Frish on October 15, 2001, 07:12:22 PM
Post by: Frish on October 15, 2001, 07:12:22 PM
i @ st. louis.
i watched that too.
ver cool
There is a new bridge . . 8 lanes each way, in planning stages to replace all the others . . . huge a$$ cable stayed mother . .
i'd like to see that happen.
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: JohnK on October 11, 2001, 08:50:45 PM
Post by: JohnK on October 11, 2001, 08:50:45 PM
I saw a PBS special on a bridge being built somewhere (i forget). Two hours long without commercials watched every second of it. Think it was called superbridge or megabridge or something.
(Edited by kvinge at 3:51 pm on Oct. 11, 2001)
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: JohnK on October 16, 2001, 09:58:14 PM
Post by: JohnK on October 16, 2001, 09:58:14 PM
Yep, thats the one. I think its probably a good thing we don't have to deal with flooding in Pontifex, looked like quite a mess. 
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: andorb on October 11, 2001, 09:26:06 PM
Post by: andorb on October 11, 2001, 09:26:06 PM
There was a PBS special about a bridge being built from St. Louis, MO to Alton, IL. Was that what you are talking about? It was one of those new types of suspension bridge whereby the cables radiate from a point on the top of each pier.
Title: Bridge Construction
Post by: mat-c on October 11, 2001, 09:58:40 PM
Post by: mat-c on October 11, 2001, 09:58:40 PM
The "cables radiate from a point" bridge is called a cable-stayed bridge. Its not as new as you might think, it was used a lot in WWII to quickly replace semi-destroyed bridges using remaining supports. It seems to be only recently used in new designs, possibly because its harder to analyse than suspension bridges, possibly because they are more expensive, or possibly because they require newer materials. Anyone got any facts about this?