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This bridge looks like an ordinary outdoor sculpture but actually it is a hydraulic bridge that can uncurl itself for the boats traffic. This is one of many projects by Thomas Heatherwick, who bbc referrs to as the new Leonardo da Vinci.  "Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch. While in its horizontal position, the bridge is a normal, inconspicuous steel and timber footbridge; fully open, it forms a circle on one bank of the water that bears little resemblance to its former self. Twelve metres long, the bridge is made in eight steel and timber sections, and is made to curl by hydraulic rams set into the handrail between each section. "
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| rocketranger on Mar 8, 07 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
Bridge uses:
Venice Italy
Bangkok Thailand
Mekong Delta area Vietnam
London Thames River area.
Holland
Hong Kong
Lahina Maui HI
Stockholm
& for remote rural areas: Amazon River basins alone
Air drop or carry by truck.
Great for US Army Corp engineers.
Aid rebuild New Orleans.
Now expand this bridge length even more, 200, 400, 800 ft long.
Maybe add side pontoons for overwater.
Or skids for over mud flats.
Major use:
New Orleans. |
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| lil0pil0 on May 27, 07 0 Trends 93 Comments |
| That does not make sense. This is a designed element beautiful and functional but not portable. If it were built longer it would also be larger in its compressed state, making transport ridicules. This is not for aid and rescue because there are simpler more compact bridges for that. This is beautiful and perfect as it is, and the designer is a force to be reckoned with. |
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lil0pil0 on May 27, 07 0 Trends 93 Comments
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