Pross
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I could do that in a year or so. Mine’s just over 212000 and recently got through its MOT with just a handbrake cable needing replacing. My annual mileage has dropped off though so could be nearer 2 years
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I could do that in a year or so. Mine’s just over 212000 and recently got through its MOT with just a handbrake cable needing replacing. My annual mileage has dropped off though so could be nearer 2 years
briantrumpet
Guru
An impressive new bridge in China, which at 625m above the bottom of the gorge is the highest in the world. Worth seing the video in the link...
https://information.tv5monde.com/so...service-le-pont-le-plus-haut-du-monde-2792326
https://information.tv5monde.com/so...service-le-pont-le-plus-haut-du-monde-2792326
Pross
Well-Known Member
An impressive new bridge in China, which at 625m above the bottom of the gorge is the highest in the world. Worth seing the video in the link...
https://information.tv5monde.com/so...service-le-pont-le-plus-haut-du-monde-2792326
Despite having been a civil engineer for 36 years I’m always in awe of these projects. I’m happy to admit J wouldn’t have a clue where to start!
briantrumpet
Guru
China certainly seems to know how to 'go big'. The way things are going, there's little doubt in my mind that they are going to eclipse USA sooner or later as the world's biggest and most dynamic economy. I hate to say it, but perhaps *not* letting the free market & capitalism run amok at Tiananmen Square has brought about this result: lots of centralised planning and execution (erm, sorry, that might be a downside, in another meaning). I still remember the figure quoted in the BBC programme 'Beyond The Clouds' that China has one *million* villages. I can't even start to wrap my head around that, or how you govern it.
I guess the industry builds on previous expertise of specialist teams, whether that's native or foreign (until you've got native expertise). In two completely different examples, the Perpendicular church towers of Somerset of the 14th-16th centuries appear to have been built by a few specialist teams; and in my bit of France, a significant tunnel (les Grands Goulets) was done by an Italian tunnelling company (this, even in the early 2000s), rather than the local design & build outfits for more minor projects.
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Pross
Well-Known Member
Some of the new ‘gigaprojects’ in Saudi are worth looking at too. They’re doing a 180km long new city that will be powered entirely by renewables. It’s quite ironic they’re making their money selling oil to the world whilst setting themselves up to move away from it. More foresight than some other countries that are focusing on moving back to fossil fuel reliance. They also realise other sources of income will be needed and are developing brand new tourist and cultural resorts.
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Ian H
Squire
I'm guessing you don't start in the middle.
briantrumpet
Guru
I'm in suspense waiting for the answer.
briantrumpet
Guru
Hahahaha. "Do your own research" before making quips.
https://theconstructor.org/structures/balanced-cantilever-method-bridge-construction/6137/
Pross
Well-Known Member
I think they did with the second Severn bridge from memory of watching progress from my bathroom window - maybe not on that one in China though!
Ian H
Squire
Sky-hooks.
AuroraSaab
Shaman
In medieval times they started stone bridges by building the support in the middle then building the arches out.
https://kottke.org/20/10/fantastic-3-d-animation-of-how-medieval-bridges-were-built
https://kottke.org/20/10/fantastic-3-d-animation-of-how-medieval-bridges-were-built
Ian H
Squire
Now try that with the Chinese bridge mentioned.
AuroraSaab
Shaman
Why? Are they building it in 1347?
briantrumpet
Guru
Did they start building your house from the middle too then? (Or am I misremembering insider information?)
