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Topic: Its Not The 110

Topic: Its Not The 110

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rpbobcat
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Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/26/2020 2:48:38 PM

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

Alan Swank
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/26/2020 4:58:42 PM

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Last Edited: 1/26/2020 5:00:19 PM by Alan Swank

rpbobcat
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/26/2020 5:24:25 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

OhioCatFan
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/27/2020 10:32:19 AM

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

Some have even been known to design suspension bridges with chain-link cables instead of multi-stranded cables -- then the bridges do fall down. Sorry, that was low hanging fruit . . .

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rpbobcat
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/27/2020 3:37:32 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

Some have even been known to design suspension bridges with chain-link cables instead of multi-stranded cables -- then the bridges do fall down. Sorry, that was low hanging fruit . . .

Chain bridges go back to the early-mid 1800's

Surprised you know about them.

Oh,wait,never mind.

OhioCatFan
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/27/2020 6:57:48 PM

rpbobcat wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

Some have even been known to design suspension bridges with chain-link cables instead of multi-stranded cables -- then the bridges do fall down. Sorry, that was low hanging fruit . . .

Chain bridges go back to the early-mid 1800's

Surprised you know about them.

Oh,wait,never mind.

My knowledge of them only goes back to 1967!

BillyTheCat
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/27/2020 7:10:33 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

Some have even been known to design suspension bridges with chain-link cables instead of multi-stranded cables -- then the bridges do fall down. Sorry, that was low hanging fruit . . .

Chain bridges go back to the early-mid 1800's

Surprised you know about them.

Oh,wait,never mind.

My knowledge of them only goes back to 1967!

Boom! Silver Bridge reference for $2000 Alex

Last Edited: 1/27/2020 7:16:09 PM by BillyTheCat

rpbobcat
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:54:53 AM

BillyTheCat wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

rpbobcat wrote:

But

Never the less,it is a nice story.

Google:CBS Sunday Morning Michigan Marching Band.

For those more IT savvy then me,feel free to post a link to the video.

I thought you were an engineer. It's just a cut and paste. :)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michigan-marching-band-henry... /

Civil Engineers don't "cut and paste" .

We weld,bolt and rivet or the bridge tends to fall down.

Doesn't work too well on a computer. :-)

Some have even been known to design suspension bridges with chain-link cables instead of multi-stranded cables -- then the bridges do fall down. Sorry, that was low hanging fruit . . .

Chain bridges go back to the early-mid 1800's

Surprised you know about them.

Oh,wait,never mind.

My knowledge of them only goes back to 1967!

Boom! Silver Bridge reference for $2000 Alex

Hate to get all technical,but I will. :-)

The Silver Bridge wasn't "chain link cables" .
It was what was called an "eye beam suspension bridge".

The Silver bridge collapse is one of the examples they use in design classes to teach the importance of redundancy for safety.

The problem with "eye beam" and for that matter Wrought Iron Chain bridges, is no redundancy.
One pin,beam or link fails,you can lose the whole bridge.

Wire rope,solved those problems.

Lose one "strand" ,in a cable,no problem.

In fact,when they were making wire rope out of wrought iron,before steel,it wasn't uncommon for some strands to break.

When they first started using wire rope,a lot of engineers didn't trust it.
So they made the cables much larger then they needed to be.

When I was in grad school we got a chance to look at the cables and anchoring for a couple of suspension bridges.
You don't realize just how massive they are,still you're standing next to them.

Years ago my dad worked for the NY/NJ Port Authority.

He was doing a "triangulation" survey.
He had to set up a transit at the top of one of the towers.
He told us standing at the top of the bridge tower,and looking down the bridge's cable, was one of the most exciting but scary things he ever had to do when he worked there.

Last Edited: 1/28/2020 6:56:42 AM by rpbobcat

OhioCatFan
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RE: Its Not The 110

Posted: 1/28/2020 9:49:14 PM

rpbobcat: I defer to your expertise, since you are both an engineer and from New Jersey! However, I found this description on the interwebs: � The bridge's eye-bars were linked together in pairs like a chain. A huge pin passed through the eye and linked each piece to the next.� So, to a mere layman from the sticks in flyover country this would appear to describe a chain-link made up of eye-bars.

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