brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
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why did john roebling design the truss to have longitudinal top and bottom chords as continous?
see picture here
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/picturing-the-century-photos/images/pedestrians-on-brooklyn-bridge.jpg
see picture here
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/picturing-the-century-photos/images/pedestrians-on-brooklyn-bridge.jpg






RE: brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
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i am guessing this is why the top beam and bottom beam is continous.(the picture i linked to shows the moment splice)
Anyone agree or disagree?
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Cheers,
YS
B.Eng (Carleton)
Working in New Zealand, thinking of my snow covered home...
RE: brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
I misunderstood the posting and you are, obviously right, a pinned connection truss would achieve the required longitudinal stiffeness.
My apologies
RE: brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
Cheers,
YS
B.Eng (Carleton)
Working in New Zealand, thinking of my snow covered home...
RE: brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
RE: brooklyn bridge why design cords as continous beam?
this is not to say that they didn't biuld a very good bridge that is carrying much higher loads than could ever have been imagined in the day. how will our "efficient" structures hold up in comparison ? what would a bridge built to code look like ??