I Felt Quite Sad

[bigmart]

& alone. I was the only sad Nerd who had nothing to do on a Saturday Night but waste time looking through the posts here.

Then I looked to see who was online & there were 38 more sad old gits like me.

Evening all!

I'm not alone after all!

Martin

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[AlexL]

Yep me too!
I'm just recovering from a days house renovating in the rain, and am watching the "top 10 places to go shark diving" on Sky Travel - and seeing some places i've been diving in - cool!

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[roger]

With weather like we've got you want to be outside!!

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[powerskipper]

I am here to, so not on your own /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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Julie

 

[bigmart]

Re: It has to

be said, that it is ideal weather, for looking through the window of a suitable positioned bar, complete with foaming Pint,and recounting tales of dering do.

Martin

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[bigmart]

Re: I must admit

i'm not actually alone. The family are all watching some crappy Sci-Fi prog on the box. I just couldn't face that.

The main trouble is that I can't submerse myself in alchohol because i've got to pick up No1 son from his Saturday Job in 10 Minutes. Just wait till later I may consume a few.

Martin

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[powerskipper]

Re: I must admit

Its not that bad , watch a bit too, get going then you can enjoy well deserved drink

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Julie

 

[sailorman]

sod this, Im going to the boat 2 morrow 4 a fix

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[bigmart]

Re: I have returned

from a rainy Tesco's Car Park. Now I'm fit to drink enough to fill Chichester Harbour. I bet the kids have drunk it all. They've eaten everything so there's a fair chance there's no booze left.

Martin

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[bigmart]

Re: The trouble is

that SWMBO muttered something about work to be done tommorrow.

Martin

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[Jacket]

I'm here as well. And working to boot.

Trying to finish a bridge assessment for the Highyways Agency. Thrilling stuff.

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[bigmart]

Re: I know i\'m

going to regret this but "Why do you need to Assess a Bridge " Surely it either nneds to be there or it doesn't.

Martin

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[Jacket]

Re: I know i\'m

Trying to prove that its strong enough to meet the new traffic loading requirements that all trunk roads have to meet. Currently the bridge has a 7.5 tonne weight limit slapped on it. Everyone knows its strong enough to carry much more, but its much harder to prove, especially as the original plans no-longer exist, so no-one knows how much steel there is in it.

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[bigmart]

Re: I knew I

should have checked your profile before asking that question.

Feindishly Logical, as only an engineer can be!

Martin

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[chas]

Re: I knew I

But if everyone knows it is strong enough, who is asking the question?
Think I need another whisky

 

[BrianJ]

Re: Why not ????

Drive a 10 ton truck over the bridge and find out.. save a lot of ***** about ?
BrianJ

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[Jacket]

Re: Why not ????

That's more or less how its done in some parts of the world, and it does have a refreshing simplicity. (Though we're talking multiple 44 tonne trucks).

Still, it pays well, and so allows me to spend more time sailing and gliding, so who am I to complain?

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[Gunfleet]

Re: Why not ????

I'd rather winch it across on a long wire - just in case.

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[bigmart]

Re:Just out of interest

What safety margin do you allow for in your calculations?

Martin

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[Jacket]

Re:Just out of interest

There's no single safety factor. Instead there are individual factors of safety put on the material properties, geometry, loads and so on, that vary slightly depending on how confident you are about the construction quality of the structure and so on.

But for a typical bridge you end up with a factor of safety of about 2. But thats not for a single lorry, but instead for a loading model that represents the bridge being covered in as many lorries as will fit, all loaded up to their maximum weight.

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