This thing is being built now as someone else said. It will have a huge safety factor built into it. IIRC they are drilling deep into the rock to make sure this structure stays where it is.
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This thing is being built now as someone else said. It will have a huge safety factor built into it. IIRC they are drilling deep into the rock to make sure this structure stays where it is.
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lol me too. freaks me out.Originally posted by avow
omg do you have any idea how creepy it would be to run circles around that thing? i can barely stand on the Calgary tower glass.
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I'm glad your engineering expertise could figure that out by looking at the exterior of the structure. Airliner wings don't look sound to me when I see them flopping around in turbulence, but apparently they are. Go figure.Originally posted by ZiG-87
That looks far from a sound structure...
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i watched a video on this, its going to be crazy strong and they want to have as little visible support as possible so it feels more "natural" rather than "OMG GIANT PILLARS!!!!" they dont want to have a man-made influence on this and want it to appear very naturalistic. Id walk on it, i think its amazing. They're taking in the strong winds over the canyon and EVERYTHING into account before construction begins.
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I'm going to bet that you'd be safer out on that thing, than sitting right where you are right now. They don't just build a glass horseshoe cantilevering over the Grand Canyon without putting some serious money into making sure it will stay they for a long, long time.Originally posted by bspot
I'm glad your engineering expertise could figure that out by looking at the exterior of the structure. Airliner wings don't look sound to me when I see them flopping around in turbulence, but apparently they are. Go figure.
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Earthquake.
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Jesus people, they have engineers to design this stuff. Obviously a project as big as this they are going to make sure it doesnt collapse. It's not like Joe Schmoe just buy a hammer and nails and build something like that. Every situation will be considered and tested and then retested.
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Originally posted by codo
Earthquake.
Whens the last time that there was an earthquake there?
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yea this was on discover channel, its almost done being built already!
http://www4.nau.edu/geology/aeic/EQhistory.html#ROriginally posted by seer_claw
I'd walk on it
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actually what you see in those photos is what you getOriginally posted by Lo)2enz0
i am sure they would give it a bit more support than what they have in those photo's
but still, i would try, depending on how many people were on it
they dont wanna have any other support other then the t amin beams and the glasss bottom
when cut open, the rambutan unfortunately fails miserably to deviate from its outwardly testicular appearance, revealing an inside that looks for all the world exactly how you'd expect the contents of a scrotum to look.
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haha thats awesome. if you were to see what ive seen engineers pull out of thier ass and think it was plausable when designing an oil refinery, youd either think they were high on glue or were mentally retardedOriginally posted by canadianskyline
Jesus people, they have engineers to design this stuff.
when cut open, the rambutan unfortunately fails miserably to deviate from its outwardly testicular appearance, revealing an inside that looks for all the world exactly how you'd expect the contents of a scrotum to look.
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You are correct but it seems to me that the standards for architectural design and drawings are way higher then they ever could be for an oil and gas firm. I recently made the switch to oil and gas from working in architecture for 5 years and its shocking to see how little thought that an electrical engineer or process engineer, or civil engineer puts into a design compared to say a structural engineer. But that's my own opinion - and in the real world anything can break, fall down,explode, etc. no matter how much thought is put into it.Originally posted by Rockski
haha thats awesome. if you were to see what ive seen engineers pull out of thier ass and think it was plausable when designing an oil refinery, youd either think they were high on glue or were mentally retarded
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Like I said they are drilling deep into the rock to support the structure that way.Originally posted by Rockski
actually what you see in those photos is what you get
they dont wanna have any other support other then the t amin beams and the glasss bottom
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It will most likely be incorporated into the structural portion of the floor - 1/3 cantilevered out and 2/3 supported - thats the general concensus on an unsupported platform cantilever without going into too much detail.Originally posted by Aleks
Like I said they are drilling deep into the rock to support the structure that way.
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I would walk on it. It's gotta be safe. I just wouldn't want to be the first person to go on...just to make sure that the constuction workers didn't take any shortcuts
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yea i understand that, i was re iterating the point for another personOriginally posted by Aleks
Like I said they are drilling deep into the rock to support the structure that way.
when cut open, the rambutan unfortunately fails miserably to deviate from its outwardly testicular appearance, revealing an inside that looks for all the world exactly how you'd expect the contents of a scrotum to look.
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In defence of O&G, there's a big difference between structural/architectural design and process/electrical design.Originally posted by Ntense_SpecV
You are correct but it seems to me that the standards for architectural design and drawings are way higher then they ever could be for an oil and gas firm. I recently made the switch to oil and gas from working in architecture for 5 years and its shocking to see how little thought that an electrical engineer or process engineer, or civil engineer puts into a design compared to say a structural engineer. But that's my own opinion - and in the real world anything can break, fall down,explode, etc. no matter how much thought is put into it.
Mainly, entire families of tourists won't plummet to their deaths if you design a compressor station wrong.
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looks good to me!! The feeling of a strong wind while you were out there might make me a bit uncomfortable, and i'm not sure it is something i wou;d use as my daily running track just yet, but i'd like to walk a lap on it .
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They said the Titanic was unsinkable...Originally posted by canadianskyline
Jesus people, they have engineers to design this stuff. Obviously a project as big as this they are going to make sure it doesnt collapse. It's not like Joe Schmoe just buy a hammer and nails and build something like that. Every situation will be considered and tested and then retested.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 'Many concerns had been voiced about the bridges stability, but officials were so confident of its design that they actually considered canceling the insurance policies on the bridge. At 11:02am November 7, 1940, 600 feet of the western end of the bridge twisted free, flipped over, and fell into the water.'
dont get me wrong I'd still walk on it
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