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Liberty Bridge could be the ultimate car-free span

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9 points by cjbos 10 years ago · 3 comments

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theoh 10 years ago

The proposed "box truss" is sometimes called a Vierendeel truss and has been used occasionally in modern architecture. The omission of diagonal members means that the joints must be rigid (not pinned), complicating the structural calculations because the structure is then statically overdetermined. It's a promising design I think, compared to the clunky garden bridge proposed for London.

icodestuff 10 years ago

> How can a millennial ’trep with no lofty urban-design credentials even consider proposing such a bold idea?

What is a "'trep"?

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