Architectural Design II

Project #1: Form and Function | Pedestrian Bridge

 

Examples of Bridges

 

Brooklyn Bridge

New York City, New York (Spanning the East River, Brooklyn to Manhattan)

Suspension/Cable-Stayed Bridge Hybrid

Gothic Stone Towers

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Brooklyn_Bridge_wide.jpg

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

 

 

Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Bridge)

New York City, New York (Spanning the East River, Queens to Manhattan)

Double-Decked Cantilever Truss Bridge

 

Queensboro_Bridge

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge

 

 

George Washington Bridge

New York City, New York to Fort Lee, New Jersey (Spanning the Hudson River)

Double-Decked Suspension Bridge

Exposed Truss Towers

 

http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/nyc-bridge-wiki/george-washington-bridge/george-washington-bridge-overview.jpg

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge

 

 

Tower Bridge

London, England (Spanning the Thames River)

Suspension Bridge and Bascule Bridge

Elevated Pedestrian Walkway In-Between Towers

 

Tower_Bridge

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge

 

 

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Newcastle, England to Gateshead, England (Spanning the River Tyne)

Tilt Bridge

 

Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge

 

 

Chikugo River Lift Bridge

Kyūshū, Japan (Spanning the Chikugo River)

Vertical Lift Bridge

Railway Bridge (1935-1987), Pedestrian Bridge (1996-Present)

 

Chikugo_River_Lift_Bridge

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikugo_River_Lift_Bridge

 

 

Examples of Moveable Bridge Concepts

 

Bascule Bridge

 

This animation shows the movement of a double leaf bascule.

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge

 

 

Vertical Lift Bridge

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/MovableBridge_lift.gif

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_lift_bridge

 

 

Retractable Bridge

 

File:MovableBridge thrust.gif

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retractable_bridge

 

 

Examples of Mechanical Movement

 

Practical Compound Pulley

 

File:Polispasto2.jpg

 

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulley

 

 

Intermeshing Gears

 

File:Gears animation.gif

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear

 

 

Piano Hinge

 

http://www.hasiglobal.com/images/hinges1.gif

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge

 

 

Examples of Movable Cranes

 

Tower Crane

 

http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/MCG_Images/MCG_MCG/EN/News/July2007/Potain-MD-1100-hr.jpg

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(machine)

 

 

Overhead Crane

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Travers1_hj%C3%A4rup.jpg

 

More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_crane

 

 

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