09-24-2011, 07:15 AM
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#1321
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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09-24-2011, 08:26 AM
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#1322
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
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I feel inspired.
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Go Flames Go!!
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09-24-2011, 08:29 AM
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#1323
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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In the words of Bigtime....pants shat. That's looking pretty sweet!
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09-24-2011, 08:38 AM
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#1324
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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It does look very good, however I will hold off pant shatting until the whole thing is revealed. 
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09-24-2011, 09:46 AM
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#1325
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I think it looks awesome. Hopefully it actually works....
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09-24-2011, 10:40 AM
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#1326
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Lifetime Suspension
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it is just me or is there nothing to stop people from falling off the edge?
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09-24-2011, 10:49 AM
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#1327
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I_am_Beast
it is just me or is there nothing to stop people from falling off the edge?
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(yet)
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09-24-2011, 10:50 AM
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#1328
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I_am_Beast
it is just me or is there nothing to stop people from falling off the edge?
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The previous sketches of it show a glass type railing, which presumably will be installed after they roll it across the river.
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09-24-2011, 10:51 AM
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#1329
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Nothing can stop human ingenuity. Where there is a will...
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09-24-2011, 10:56 AM
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#1330
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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That bridge looks like something out of a sci-fi world like Halo.
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09-24-2011, 11:22 AM
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#1331
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joborule
That bridge looks like something out of a sci-fi world like Halo.
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It has kind-of-a circa-1975 retro-futuristic Space 1999 vibe to it... in a good way.
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09-24-2011, 01:41 PM
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#1332
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I_am_Beast
it is just me or is there nothing to stop people from falling off the edge?
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There is a wire with orange flags right now, but that means that people can ignore it and jump off.
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09-24-2011, 05:45 PM
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#1333
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Retired
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I'm close enough to this project that I have to keep most of what I know to myself, but one thing I learned during the construction which I did not know before was that a pedestrian bridge actually has to be able to hold a greater load per square meter than a bridge designed for vehicles.
I toured this structure in mid-May, and from then on I knew once it was pulled across the river many people would change their mind about it. It is the kind of infrastructure a world class city should have.
I think the biggest issue is its specific location, and how Bronconnier and his buddy chose that location. That's a whole different debate.
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09-24-2011, 05:49 PM
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#1334
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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I was down there today and took a quick look. Looks nice, and I agree, once it's out there, think a lot of people will change their mind about the project. It's going to be pretty eye catching.
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09-24-2011, 05:50 PM
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#1335
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary - Transplanted Manitoban
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Delgar
...a pedestrian bridge actually has to be able to hold a greater load per square meter than a bridge designed for vehicles.
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Why is that?
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09-24-2011, 06:27 PM
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#1336
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Retired
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double post
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09-24-2011, 06:28 PM
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#1337
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Retired
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Quote:
Originally Posted by InCoGnEtO
Why is that?
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This is what I understand, and it was surprising to me, but it makes sense. When you deal with vehicles, they only occupy their lane, and they're spaced out and have load points on each wheel. When you deal with people, they can congregate, even pack together in small spaces like cars can not, and they load where they stand. So while you think a car weighs more, as an engineer you have to account for how many people could be on the bridge and compare that to how many vehicles there could be. If you're planning for the maximum load, potential people per square meter weigh more than potential cars per square meter.
I should add I don't "know" this to be absolutely true but it is one thing I heard, but it was a rather casual comment. An engineer would be more equipped to comment on this.
Last edited by Kjesse; 09-24-2011 at 06:33 PM.
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09-24-2011, 06:37 PM
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#1338
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I thought that part of the reason for the load requirements for the bridge was because the city wanted to be able to have emergency access across it or something? I have no idea how that would work or anything like that, and that could be totally wrong.
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10-25-2011, 08:14 AM
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#1339
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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According to OpenFile Calgary we'll get a look at the whole bridge by the second week of November:
http://calgary.openfile.ca/node/5931
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10-31-2011, 09:02 AM
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#1340
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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