Scribd Logo
Carica

Benvenuto in Scribd!

  • CIEN E1201 - 01 Wash MNMT and Eiffel

    Caricato da

    kevin.lowenberg6581
    67 visualizzazioni56 pagine
    Eiffel's imitation phase: standard way to deal with transverse winds is to slightly spread out column supports Rouzat Viaduct (1869) Rouzat is a national landmark 100th anniversary of French revolution financed with agreement to get profits for a number of years (recovered entire cost in 1 year) Bellon is very similar to Rouzat Design specification: 300 ft main span Schwanbach Bridge by Robert Maillart Concrete as thin as you can build it Felsenau Bridge by Christian Menn Si

    Descrizione originale:

    Titolo originale

    CIEN E1201 - 01 Wash Mnmt and Eiffel

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Formati disponibili

    PDF, TXT o leggi online da Scribd

    Hai trovato utile questo documento?

    Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

    Segnala questo documento
    Eiffel's imitation phase: standard way to deal with transverse winds is to slightly spread out column supports Rouzat Viaduct (1869) Rouzat is a national landmark 100th anniversary of French revolution financed with agreement to get profits for a number of years (recovered entire cost in 1 year) Bellon is very similar to Rouzat Design specification: 300 ft main span Schwanbach Bridge by Robert Maillart Concrete as thin as you can build it Felsenau Bridge by Christian Menn Si

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    67 visualizzazioni56 pagine

    CIEN E1201 - 01 Wash MNMT and Eiffel

    Caricato da

    kevin.lowenberg6581
    Eiffel's imitation phase: standard way to deal with transverse winds is to slightly spread out column supports Rouzat Viaduct (1869) Rouzat is a national landmark 100th anniversary of French revolution financed with agreement to get profits for a number of years (recovered entire cost in 1 year) Bellon is very similar to Rouzat Design specification: 300 ft main span Schwanbach Bridge by Robert Maillart Concrete as thin as you can build it Felsenau Bridge by Christian Menn Si

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    di 56

    The Art of Structural Design

    The Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower

    Raftsundet Bridge (Norway 1998) 1,000 ft main span

    Stonehenge: one of the oldest known stone structures

    Key turning point: industrial revolution

    New form in city with long history

    Old form in city with short history

    Symbolic power of structures

    Akashi Straits Bridge 7,000 span

    Schwanbach Bridge by Robert Maillart Concrete as thin as you can build it

    Felsenau Bridge by Christian Menn

    Sicli Building by Heinz Isler 3 thick concrete shell

    Zakim Bridge: structure is an art form

    Menai Straits Bridge by Thomas Telford First successful suspension bridge

    Structural Art vs. Architectural Art

    Hancock Tower: form given by engineer

    Quebec Bridge

    Quebec Bridge collapse during construction in 1907 1st requirement of Structural Art = Safety

    Eiffel Tower Bending moment diagram is parabolic Shape of structure is almost parabolic

    For 100th anniversary of French Revolution Eiffel financed it with agreement to get profits for a number of years (recovered entire cost in 1 year)

    George Seurat: Pointillism

    Washington Monument by Robert Mills, an architect (started 1848 finished 1884)

    Obelisk of Ramses at the Place de la Concorde in Paris (1500BC 1833)

    Washington Monument by Robert Mills, an architect (started 1848 finished 1884)

    First part done by artisans/craftsmen Second part done by US Army Corps of Engineers after redesign of foundations and upper part

    Two structures symbolic of changes

    Two structures symbolic of changes

    Lower part symbolizes society before industrial revolution, upper part society transformed by industrial revolution Engineering allows for savings in materials

    Origins of Eiffel Tower

    Massif Central: plateau cut by valleys French decided to built railroad network

    Busseau Viaduct (1864)

    Busseau Viaduct (1864)

    Busseau Viaduct (1864) Eiffels imitation phase: standard way to deal with transverse winds is to slightly spread out column supports

    Rouzat Viaduct (1869)

    Rouzat Viaduct (1869) Eiffels innovation phase: columns flare out at the base

    Rouzat Viaduct (1869) Eiffel gets projects because he provides competitive bids (he is the designer & the builder)

    Eiffel has his own ironworking shop

    Viaduct is a national landmark 100th anniversary celebration

    Contrast between straight and curved

    Bellon is very similar to Rouzat

    Eiffel in 1884

    Design specification: 300 m tall

    Proposal for the Centennial in Philadelphia

    Design specification: 300 m tall

    Proposal for the Centennial in Philadelphia

    A competitor to Eiffels design

    The choice was easy

    The Tower is central image of Paris/France/Europe

    Looking from the Eiffel Tower towards the UNESCO building

    Looking from the UNESCO building towards the Eiffel Tower

    Looking from the Eiffel Tower towards the UNESCO building

    Eiffel said he wanted to show France was at the forefront of the industrial revolution A park within a structure

    A structure in a park

    Potrebbero piacerti anche