Posts Tagged ‘bridge’

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How cool is this?

March 4, 2020

“An imaginative new approach to bridge-building was demonstrated for the first time in Austria last week, where engineers have connected the opposing sides of two rivers with a novel construction method likened to opening an umbrella. These unfolding bridges promise a number of benefits over traditional techniques, saving considerable time, money and impact on the local landscape.”

Engineers at TU Wien have demonstrated a new bridge construction technique likened to unfolding an umbrella

Tu Wien's unfolding bridges offer a number of benefits over traditional techniques, saving considerable time, money and impact on the local landscape

New Atlas

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What kind of a difference does 7 days make?

January 26, 2013

In Cleveland, in January, it can be a big difference.

Here are some photos from last week. Sightseeing at home, enjoying the lakefront and the city center.

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Here is the Terminal Tower complex from Public Square.

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The skylight in Tower City

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A chandelier also in Tower City

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View up Euclid Avenue from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument

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Detail of the monument

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Terminal Tower framed by the railroad bridge – taken from Whiskey Island

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The beautiful old Coast Guard Station on Whiskey Island

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And the weather today – one week later – pretty typical for January in this neck of the woods.