Category Archives: Arch structures

The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence; new links

Posted on 01/07/2014 by dougaj4

Earlier this year the on-line edition of National Geographic posted an article on: Mystery of Florence’s Cathedral Dome May Be Solved The wording of the article owes more to journalistic hyperbole than anything else, but it includes a link to an … Continue reading →

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Rain, Steam and Speed

Posted on 14/07/2013 by dougaj4

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were the leading British practitioners in their respective fields in the 19th Century.  Their works came together in Turner’s painting “Rain, Steam and Speed”, which depicts Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge over the … Continue reading →

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Bridge Design, Beyond the Basics …

Posted on 03/06/2013 by dougaj4

… is the name of a series of full-day seminars that I will be presenting around Australia (together with two other bridge engineers), for the Concrete Institute of Australia, starting in Sydney next Wednesday, 12th June. Click below for details: Amongst the … Continue reading →

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Recently discovered (and rediscovered) links

Posted on 25/05/2013 by dougaj4

Math ∩ Programming – A place for elegant solutions (another Alfred Vachris link) About the Author My name is Jeremy Kun. I’m currently a mathematics PhD student at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and I did my undergraduate at Cal Poly … Continue reading →

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World’s Largest Natural Arches

Posted on 09/05/2013 by dougaj4

Update 9th May 2013: Not in the top 10 for size, but a little known rock formation in Australia: From AmusingPlanet.com and The Natural Arch and Bridge Society A natural arch is a geological formation where rocky cliffs subject to erosion … Continue reading →

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