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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #210 on: April 29, 2019, 01:24:33 PM »
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Reference image--a bridge somewhere in Applachia...


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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #211 on: April 29, 2019, 02:25:57 PM »
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I feel like that bridge is in a much better place to handle a high water event.  ;)
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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #212 on: April 29, 2019, 03:09:25 PM »
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I like the trees growing out of the rocks.

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #213 on: May 09, 2019, 07:01:20 PM »
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Painted and weathered the bridge...


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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #214 on: May 13, 2019, 11:39:13 AM »
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Fantastic.

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #215 on: May 20, 2019, 07:35:06 PM »
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Latest weathering effort.....




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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #216 on: May 20, 2019, 07:37:03 PM »
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Latest scenery....






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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #217 on: May 21, 2019, 09:25:00 AM »
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Beautiful work.

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #218 on: May 21, 2019, 10:42:40 AM »
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Outstanding so far, can't wait to see more.  I hate to see people niggle over the minutiae when it's so had to get the overall feel of a scene through pinhole view of the camera lens.  I'm sure the view in person is even more remarkable then what you've been able to show us here.

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #219 on: May 21, 2019, 11:06:40 PM »
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Read this from start to finish looking really good like the way it's turning out

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #220 on: May 30, 2019, 07:47:34 PM »
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Painted the facia...


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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #221 on: May 31, 2019, 01:39:11 AM »
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Latest scenery....



By no means do I mean to be critical of your modeling skills . The bridge and surrounding scenery are fantastic. But I do not understand the bridge from an engineering stand point.  It looks like a girder bridge is supporting the tracks and it is surrounded by a truss structure.   

What am I missing ?

Curious mind want to know ....

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #222 on: May 31, 2019, 10:44:06 AM »
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I get excited every time I see there's a new post to this thread.

By no means do I mean to be critical of your modeling skills . The bridge and surrounding scenery are fantastic. But I do not understand the bridge from an engineering stand point.  It looks like a girder bridge is supporting the tracks and it is surrounded by a truss structure.   

What am I missing ?

Curious mind want to know ....

That's often how trusses work. Think about it this way: the truss adds a level of reinforcement to the girders where the girders have to cross a span that they wouldn't otherwise be able to handle.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-railroad-bridge-union-pacific-warren-through-truss-bridge-over-gila-78876828.html

There's a lot of math on this page that makes it look like it'd explain it: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/bridge-girder


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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #223 on: May 31, 2019, 06:33:08 PM »
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It also makes building the bridge easier out in the middle of nowhere with no road access... only access being the railcar mounted assembly crane.

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Re: HO somewhere in Appalachia.....
« Reply #224 on: May 31, 2019, 06:47:19 PM »
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There's a lot of math on this page that makes it look like it'd explain it:


Ed, I am sure it would if only I understood it

Guess I never look at truss bridges closely enough before .