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Daniel S Kershaw

Wrought Iron Bowstring Arch Through Truss Bridge with Lattice Girders

Last updated on February 11, 2021 by Daniel S Kershaw

This is a functioning bridge in my home town, built in 1875 (see description submitted seperately). Hope it’s ok that I’ve attached a photo of an actual bridge, as opposed to a model – as it is a rare extant example of a design in this size (200+ ft) I thought you might want to … Read more

Categories Misc Tags blackfriars bridge 1 Comment

High School Bridge Building

Last updated on October 4, 2016 by marcus knowles

We started our bridge program last year in my beginning engineering and manufacturing classes. I wanted to make a bridge that was very complicated with simple rules that required them to have to work on the mathematics of the bridge. I wanted to stress the strength of the truss design, so within the rules, I made it … Read more

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Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Last updated on October 4, 2016 by Andrew

I decided, for the 50th birthday of the Verrazano Bridge, to put together a model. I always loved the bridge; I lived in its shadow in Brooklyn for years and now live on Staten Island, so I use it often. Being a 2 year dad, I get little time to work on it, and when … Read more

Categories Examples Tags reader submitted, suspension bridge 1 Comment

Classic ‘K-Truss’ Bridge Design (Balsa Wood)

Last updated on December 13, 2017 by Matt Feldman

For this balsa wood bridge, I used a ‘K-Truss’ design with seven vertical members and 6 ‘K-Trusses’ per side. The K’s were the most challenging part of the build, because I had to calculate each ones length, and the approximate measure of the angle I had to cut into each one. All in all, the … Read more

Categories Examples Tags balsa/basswood, k-truss, reader submitted 8 Comments

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