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    • brookefoxB Offline
      brookefox
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      I don't know any of the particulars of this bridge in London, only that I like it. ('The Shard'- Renzo Piano in the background.)


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      ~ Brooke

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      • W Offline
        watkins
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        It's called the Millenium Bridge, and they initially got the design wrong

        They fixed the problem (see below), and now it's a London landmark.

        For the mathematically inclined:

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        The conclusion of the study:

        "The introduction of damping by a combination of frame-mounted viscous dampers and tuned-mass vibration absorbers has cured the London Millennium Bridge’s famous wobble. It was caused by synchronous lateral excitation from pedestrians, a phenomenon that was not well-known at the time but for which there is now a good understanding and good data."

        Regards,
        Bob

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        • brookefoxB Offline
          brookefox
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          Thanks for that. Wobble again.

          Google image search is fruitful.

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          @unknownuser said:

          The bridge opened on 10 June 2000. For the opening ceremony, a crowd of over 1000 people had assembled on the south half of the bridge with a band in front. When they started to walk across with the band playing, there was immediately an unexpectedly pronounced lateral movement of the bridge deck. This movement became sufficiently large for people to stop walking to retain their balance and sometimes to hold onto the hand rails for support. Video pictures showed later that the south span had been moving through an amplitude of about 50 mm at 0.8 Hz and the centre span about 75 mm at 1 Hz approximately. Probably higher amplitudes occurred periodically and several modes were involved. It was decided immediately to limit the number of people on the bridge, but even so the deck movement was sufficient to be uncomfortable and to raise concern for public safety so that on 12 June the bridge was closed until the problem could be solved. It was not reopened to the public until 22 February 2002.

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          Chris Wise - Arup Director in charge of Millennium Bridge, from inception in August 1996 to end of detailed design, June 1999. (Article written in January 2000…….6 months before the wobble!!)

          @unknownuser said:

          The Millenium Bridge opened on 10 June 2000 as London's first new Thames crossing in more than 100 years. This modern 320m long structure was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster with sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and engineers Arup. This whole project cost 18 million pounds for construction and 5 million pounds for various modifications. It was opened by The Queen.

          bridge-the shard-3.jpg

          ~ Brooke

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          • daleD Offline
            dale
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            I believe there is a bridge in Russia over the Volga River that suffers from the same phenomena.
            But I don't think it is as elegant as this structure.

            Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              The Millennium Bridge in London cost many many millions and some more millions to fix it !
              Our Millennium Bridge over the Tyne, which is not far from where I live, cost just about as much as the repairs to London's ... and it is, I think better.
              It's hinged so that it can tilt up to let ships pass below it...
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge
              [xxl-img:2bphw9ng]http://dennisbarkercv.com/htconexphotography/files/2012/06/tumblr_m3xlw1mnVp1rw1leho1_r1_1280-1024x577.jpg[/xxl-img:2bphw9ng]
              [xxl-img:2bphw9ng]http://www.walktheworld.org.uk/assets/files/walktheworld/images/Newcastle/Gateshead_millennium_bridge_open.jpg[/xxl-img:2bphw9ng]

              TIG

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              • bmikeB Offline
                bmike
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                @tig said:

                The Millennium Bridge in London cost many many millions and some more millions to fix it !
                Our Millennium Bridge over the Tyne, which is not far from where I live, cost just about as much as the repairs to London's ... and it is, I think better.
                It's hinged so that it can tilt up to let ships pass below it...
                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge
                [xxl-img:27c8odm0]http://dennisbarkercv.com/htconexphotography/files/2012/06/tumblr_m3xlw1mnVp1rw1leho1_r1_1280-1024x577.jpg[/xxl-img:27c8odm0]
                [xxl-img:27c8odm0]http://www.walktheworld.org.uk/assets/files/walktheworld/images/Newcastle/Gateshead_millennium_bridge_open.jpg[/xxl-img:27c8odm0]

                wow that is cool TIG!

                mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                • daleD Offline
                  dale
                  last edited by

                  Bridges it is:
                  http://temarinet.com/content/joerg-stamm-bamboo-architect-bali-sibang-bridge.html
                  Jeorg Stamm SiBang Bridge Green School BaliScreen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.53.14 AM.pngScreen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.54.10 AM.pngScreen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.56.52 AM.pngScreen shot 2012-06-23 at 5.56.11 AM.png

                  Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                  • brookefoxB Offline
                    brookefox
                    last edited by

                    yikes.... The low res video is very helpful in understanding this one. I wonder what the overall project was.

                    ~ Brooke

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
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                      https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e5t9vrfm-G8/T-jW94egzHI/AAAAAAAACMs/YyWqZxrRZDs/s912/537.JPG

                      Gai...

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        May not be fine design, but this is simple, cheap and clever.


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                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • daleD Offline
                          dale
                          last edited by

                          It is absolutely brilliant!

                          Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                          • daleD Offline
                            dale
                            last edited by

                            Designer: Yuriy Dmitriev http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/06/21/bio-robot-refrigerator/Screen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.59.46 AM.pngScreen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.56.42 AM.pngScreen shot 2012-07-20 at 6.57.09 AM.png

                            Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                            • R Offline
                              Roger
                              last edited by

                              @solo said:

                              May not be fine design, but this is simple, cheap and clever.
                              Solo, how do you turn it off?

                              http://www.azcreative.com

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                              • daleD Offline
                                dale
                                last edited by

                                Roca London Gallery, a space designed by Zaha Hadid Architects,
                                http://www.rocalondongallery.com/Screen shot 2012-07-21 at 5.34.59 AM.png


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                                Screen shot 2012-07-21 at 5.39.16 AM.png

                                Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                                • mitcorbM Offline
                                  mitcorb
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi, dale:
                                  Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

                                  I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                  • daleD Offline
                                    dale
                                    last edited by

                                    @mitcorb said:

                                    Hi, dale:
                                    Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

                                    Yes, the energy debate.
                                    I followed a few other links on this, and I think the idea of bioluminescence providing the energy, is an interesting concept, this being of course a living organism.
                                    Now how it achieves its "food" for providing the energy, and whether they can produce enough energy is the question.
                                    I do however really like the "out of the box" thinking at Electrolux. Their competitions are always interesting.

                                    Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                      Mike Lucey
                                      last edited by

                                      Unatandem

                                      Just a moment...

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                                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        this really should be in the funny pics thread but...

                                        http://lolsnaps.com/upload_pic/BrilliantFingerBiscuits-92249.jpeg

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                                        • pbacotP Offline
                                          pbacot
                                          last edited by

                                          @dale said:

                                          @mitcorb said:

                                          Hi, dale:
                                          Did you see the lengthy debate about that refrigerator on the website link you provided?

                                          Yes, the energy debate.
                                          I followed a few other links on this, and I think the idea of bioluminescence providing the energy, is an interesting concept, this being of course a living organism.
                                          Now how it achieves its "food" for providing the energy, and whether they can produce enough energy is the question.
                                          I do however really like the "out of the box" thinking at Electrolux. Their competitions are always interesting.

                                          Ideally it just feeds on whatever starts developing mold.

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                                          • soloS Offline
                                            solo
                                            last edited by

                                            I do not think this is "fine" design per say,however having a family and a lover of road trips this definitely is appealing and not a monster RV.


                                            cool.jpg

                                            http://www.solos-art.com

                                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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