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 13-May-2005, 17:34 | #1 |
| Registered Forum User Ducati Corse  Posts: 3,893 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Mood: Daft as MartinH after too much Smirnoff Ice question for any civil engineers/bridge builders? Sorry to ask this on the board but someone may know the answer. I come through roadworks on the M60 where they are building several new bridges. Why do you have the not inconsiderable bulk of a bridge span supported by a small contact patch between the span and the actual upright support of the bridge. The contact patch appears to be about 10% of the top of the upright. Surely this must concentrate the load on a small area rather than spread the load. I hope that makes sense from the description. ???  | |
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