Art Portfolio: The Forth Bridge research
Today, I want to talk about and do research on one bridge: "In July 2015, UNESCO inscribed the Forth Bridge as the sixth World Heritage Site in Scotland." This is the Forth Bridge, which was opened in 1890 and became one of the world's architectural gems. 73 persons died while buildings and 200 trains crossed it every day with thousands of passengers. It opened on March 4, 1890, and is still used today by trains traveling between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, it was one of the first big bridges built entirely from steel. The bridge has a cantilever design, meaning that large arms extend from strong towers to support the middle sections without needing extra pillars in the water.
The Forth Bridge
The bridge is 2,467 meters long and has three large towers, each 110 meters tall. The two main spans are 521 meters long, which made them the longest in the world. It was built using 54,000 tons of steel and connected with 6.5 million rivets. The bridge stands on huge stone piers, which were placed deep into the soil using large, watertight chambers that allowed workers to dig safely underwater. These foundations go 27 meters deep, making the bridge very strong and stable.
The bridge was built in 8 years, from 1882 to 1890. To protect the steel from rust, the bridge was covered in red paint, which needed to be regularly maintained. Recent work has included a special long-lasting paint to protect it, reducing the need for frequent repainting. The bridge has a cantilever design that makes construction very strong so it can handle trains, wind and temperature changes. A cantilever bridge works by having large horizontal cantilevers that extend outwards from strong towers. Each cantilever acts like an outstretched arm, supporting the middle section between them. For engineers, it was a very hard project and challenge; however, they managed to find a way to make construction work. The Forth Bridge is a very strong construction because of its triangle-based design. This structure counts as the strongest for a bridge. For bridge heavy-duty Materials as a steel make the construction its strong and sustaneble also, the engernierse did good force balance that forces, spreading the weight evenly and do not be weak or have weak or stress points. Also, the bridge was designed to expand and contract with temperature changes without breaking or weakening. The Forth Bridge is an incredible piece of engineering and a diamond of Scotland’s history.
I like the low-part rail design; it looks old-school. However, the upper part has an interesting shape, and the contrast of large and small dimensions creates a good balance.
Benjamin Baker Barker was a designer, and Sir John Fowler was the main engineer of this work of art. The only aspect I don't like is that this bridge does not have elegance.
After research, I tried to change my bridge supports and create them in this style. I like how it looks, but I think the bridge still looks too heavy, and this factor needs to improve.
As research this is very minimal - you need to analyse this in much more detail here - please add to this post
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