Golden Gate Transit

The Washington State Bridge and Structures office is responsible for managing Washington state’s bridge inventory. There are roughly 7,300 bridges in the state, of which 74% are concrete structures (WSDOT Web). Bridges have an average expected life cycle of 75 years. The average age of existing bridges in Washington State is 45 years old, therefore are over halfway through their expected life-cycle (WSDOT Web). To ensure safety of the public, periodic inspections and repairs must be performed to

The Tex Wash Bridge The Tex Wash Bridge was built in 1967, listed as functionally obsolete in 2014, and failed do to collapsing in July of 2015. After 2014 inspections were made and no flaws were detected so it was left unchanged. In 1967, the construction crew had the task of spanning the Tex Wash to connect the freeway between California and Arizona along the Chuckwalla Mountains. They decided the best, and most cost effective, way of doing this is by channeling a dry riverbed and narrowing it

IB Math Internal Assessment Beijing No.55 International School Name: Justine Tay Class: 11(3) TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract Acknowledgements Topic Introduction Images of Golden Gate Bridge Types of formula to parabola: Worked example Worked example 2 Proof Conclusion Abstract: The main focus and the finality of this Internal Assessment will be on the mathematical term, parabola. Parabola is any point that has an equal curve distance

Kicker: Severe water pollution that exists in far away countries, could happen right here in the San Francisco bay- and its effects would be devastating. Recall the last time you drove across the Golden Gate Bridge; looking to the sea and seeing the whitecaps break against the rocks, and then looking at the bay and seeing the shimmering aqua colored water filled with sailboats. But now, try and imagine a very different picture, you look towards the bay and see oil slicks, floating tires, and islands

Introduction This report takes an in depth look at the Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco. I identify the problems and formulate the problem statement as well as discussing the role of the chief engineer. The Golden Gate bridge was long on of the longest suspension bridges in the world and is a huge feat of engineering. Problem Statement The main Problem The problem in 1920’s San Francisco was that there was a lot of ferry traffic to cross over from San Francisco to Marin county. Thus the solution

bridge needs neither praise, eulogy nor encomium. It speaks for itself. We who have labored long are grateful. What Nature rent asunder long ago, man has joined today." This is a quote from Joseph Strauss, the engineer that designed the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge is truly a piece of engineering excellence. It stretches for almost 9,000 feet over the San Francisco Bay, in San Francisco, California. The bridge has faced many problems during the designing process, construction, and even

All over the world, deaths have been recorded on some landmarks; one, in particular, is the Golden Gate Bridge. Some choose this bridge to do the unthinkable and jump off to end their lives. Due to the threat of deaths occurring on the bridge, some have proposed adding precautionary measures to prevent the deaths. The idea of putting up railing or fencing was a possibility mentioned to make the Golden Gate

Around five, I leave to meet Mark in San Francisco. I drive across the Golden Gate Bridge despite a fear of heights. Of which I discovered years ago, when I walked with Mark and Vivian across this same bridge for a breast cancer charity event. The day was festive. Up until, a third of the way across the bridge, I stopped to gaze at the blue sky, and then down at the water. Right after, a sudden impulse to jump overcame me. I grabbed the rail paralyzed with fear. Mark and the rest of the walkers

Public art plays a very important role in our society; it has existed in a variety of ways across the world to provide us the opportunity to express ourselves. It is a part of our daily lives and can have enormous meaning to the different existing cultures in the world. Art gives us the opportunity to show others what we feel, what we think, what we hope, what we love or hate, what we want to change, how we visualize the future and what motivate us. As humans we have the natural necessity to express

Executive Summary The report debates the Tacoma narrows bridge failure and the different theories of how it came about, using information about what type of bridge it is and the forces acting on it before and during the collapse. It also discusses ways in which the failure could have been avoided, from changes in the design to modifications to the bridge after its construction. (Blaschke 2015) Introduction Tacoma Narrows Bridge was opened to the public on July 1st 1940 after being in construction