and I decided to construct a simulation of the Sydney Harbor Bridge located in Sydney‚ Australia. Our bridge‚ opened in 1923‚ is a steel arch bridge that is connected at the helm by two towers. It has hinges on both ends to allow for expansion and contraction of the steel during times of heat and cold. This prevents the bridge from collapsing in on itself and permits the eighteen centimeters of size change during a normal day. On our bridge model‚ we changed the idea of it being held up by these two
Premium Bridge Bridges
Notorious Brooklyn Bridge When you hear the word bridge‚ I’m sure the first thing that comes to mind is connection. Yes‚ connection is such a vague word when we talk about a bridge but it blossoms in variety and definitions when we specify the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge is the first bridge built in New york City 1883. The first of many construction work that would build the well known juggernaut of a city that we have here today. Many people view the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of new
Premium New York City Bridge Manhattan
The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge‚ originally known as the East River Bridge‚ is a bridge in New York City that spans over the East River. It is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. This is the only bridge that connects the borough of Brooklyn to its sister‚ Manhattan. This bridge‚ with a huge span of 486.3m‚ was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1903. Not only was it the longest‚ but it was the very first steel-wire suspension bridge in America.
Premium Suspension bridge New York City Manhattan
controversy over the Charles River Bridge dated as far back as October 15‚ 1640 when the Massachusetts legislature‚ in accordance with common law‚ assumed control over public ferries. The legislature proceeded to give Harvard College the power to run a ferry on the Charles River between Boston and Charlestown. Harvard continued to operate the ferry‚ and collect its profits until 1785. That year‚ a group of men petitioned the state legislature to build a bridge across the river due to the inconvenience
Premium United Kingdom Massachusetts United States
Stayed Bridge Abstract Of the newly-built bridges‚ cable-stayed bridges are today very common worldwide for spans ranging between 200 and 900 meters. A cable stayed bridge has one or more towers (Pylons) from which the cables support the deck. This paper provides modelling‚ analysis and design of a prestressed harp type single pylon cable stayed bridge using MIDAS Civil. Keywords: cable stayed‚ box girder‚ prestressing‚ MIDAS Civil Introduction Of the newly-built bridges‚ cable-stayed
Premium Concrete Management Construction
hidden meaning is “London Bridge is falling down”. Depending on who you ask “London Bridge is falling down” could be about a 1014 viking attack‚ child sacrifice‚ or the normal deterioration of an old wooden bridge. Theories about “London Bridge” have evolved over time and no rhyme is how it was originally. First‚ one theory‚ the viking attack was proven true. The vikings attacked London to take over the city‚ but in order to get there they first had to destroy the wooden bridge. One of the most dramatic
Premium Poetry Poetic form English-language films
many people around me saying that you should go walk the Brooklyn Bridge at least once and I never have a chance to fulfill it. Through this opportunity‚ I called my friend up to accompany me to walk the Bridge for the first time. Based on the information from the history of the United States‚ the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883 and considered as an engineering marvel for that time. It remains as one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. During mid-1800s‚ the ferries connected
Premium New York City Manhattan New York
Executive summary The Padma Bridge is a very important scheme of Bangladesh for its development. It will not only bring about infrastructural development but also enhance economic and social welfare of the people of the connected areas. It will save many lives for it will replace the unsafe ferry journeys. However‚ there had remained some criticalities regarding its financing‚ because one of the donor financers have charged the padma bridge scheme of corruption‚ from bribing of high officials by
Premium Cost-benefit analysis Welfare economics Economic development
In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚ Ambrose Bierce narrates the hanging and the moments prior to the hanging of Peyton Farquhar. Peyton Farquhar‚ a rich‚ southern plantation owner‚ is tricked into sabotaging the Union Army. After failing to burn driftwood located near the bridge‚ Farquhar awaits his hanging on the bridge. Bierce’s background adds to the depth and realism of the short story‚ as he himself served with the Ninth Indiana Infantry Regiment‚ an experience that unmistakably carried
Premium An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Short story Romanticism
The Bridge Builder Horace King Horace king was born in 1807 in South Carolina. He was tri-racial‚ being Caucasian‚ African‚ and Indian. His father was a mulatto named Edmund King; his mother‚ Susan was the daughter of a full-blooded Catawba Indian and a black female slave. At an early age he learned his trade from his owner John Godwin. Many reference show that Horace was a well-liked‚ outgoing‚ enthusiastic man. From letters we have learned that his mother was also owned by John Godwin and that
Premium Bridge Construction Alabama