tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post6519927576202185813..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: Bristol Bridges: 3. Valentine BridgeThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-17448947400288840032021-11-15T20:08:23.746+00:002021-11-15T20:08:23.746+00:00Not if the cable anchor points were preset before ...Not if the cable anchor points were preset before the optimum scheme was completed.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-22091979106513688632018-09-02T23:04:15.429+01:002018-09-02T23:04:15.429+01:00What utter nonsense. If some cables are "only...What utter nonsense. If some cables are "only" for load reversal then you should arrange the bridge geometry and weight so that there's enough prestress that those cables never go slack. It's an amateurish design all round.The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-17812180094087880832018-09-01T13:04:47.167+01:002018-09-01T13:04:47.167+01:00If you are a bridge designer, then you will know t...If you are a bridge designer, then you will know that budgets get constrained and compromises often need to be made. You start with a Bentley and end up with a Mondeo. Still good, but not what it could've been.<br /><br />If only two 'cables' (they are rods) were used the mast would fall down. Three are under continual load, one is for load reversal and therefore has a tendency to show that it is unloaded by sagging under it's self weight.<br /><br />It was designed as pedestrian/cycle dismount bridge, so the barriers were put in deliberately to force the said dismount. Twenty years ago the cycling fraternity were not as gladiatorial as they are now.<br /><br />Your critique comes across as trite, I'm afraid<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-43191424502236819462015-01-05T10:18:19.555+00:002015-01-05T10:18:19.555+00:00Valentine's bridge has been closed for repairs...Valentine's bridge has been closed for repairs most of December 2014 with people using the road bridge to the W or Meads Reach bridge to the E depending on where they want to end up. <br /><br />But there's been no sign of workmen after the fencing went up and no notice with timescale involved. I just hope they are replacing the rattly decking which has always been noisy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com