Monday, August 17, 2009
Purdy Good
SUNY Canton kid gets some bucks for all the hard work. Recognition is a fine thing...even if you're a humble Amish boy.
Duuuuude...
...don't panic, it's just a stupid Steel Bridge, BUT DON'T FUCK YOURSELF WITH A FAULTY DESIGN!!!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Um, Yeah.
These are going to be some of the funkiest pieces ever put on a Steel Bridge. I suggest modeling components in 3D, see where they fit, check your tolerances, and just play with it until it gets deeper and deeper (that's what she said)...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
whoa...
What the fuck is up with this envelope?!?! There are gonna be so many disqualifications this season, ha ha ha.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
USA vs. Mexico August 12th
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
You Should Watch as the US Soccer Team will battle for its first ever win on Mexican soil.
Match To Be Broadcast live on Telemundo and Mun2 at 3 p.m. CT
http://www.ussoccer.com/
Mexico City, Mexico
You Should Watch as the US Soccer Team will battle for its first ever win on Mexican soil.
Match To Be Broadcast live on Telemundo and Mun2 at 3 p.m. CT
http://www.ussoccer.com/
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Construction Video
...intended for a Judging audience...however it shows some Assembly of Virginia Tech and Washington State...who, I have to say, SORRY to, they had some great runs that got lost in the mix. There's just too much to film at the NSSBC!
Quimby's been working hard...
...Alaska Bart has a highly updated NSSBC.info page.
http://www.nssbc.info/
"The Rules Committee comes under pressure regularly from competitors and sponsors to outlaw expensive steels, such a Chromalloy because there is a perception that somehow these steels give an unfair advantage to chapters with money to spend. When the rules committee can find a way to outlaw such material that is enforceable we probably will. Writing an enforceable rule restricting the type of steel has proven to be difficult.
These expensive steels seem to be used primarily because they can be obtained in lighter sections. They have generally the same stiffness (i.e. same Modulus of Elasticity, E) as other steels so they don't have a real impact on stiffness. In fact going to lighter sections may have a detrimental impact on stiffness (because of reduced AE or EI). They do come in higher tensile strengths than some of the other steels however the strength levels required by most members is minimal so there's not a huge savings here either. You might also note that if member strength is based on buckling then tensile strength is a non-issue and higher strength steels have no advantage over lower strength steels in this case. In the end, we find some very competitive bridges at the national competition that do not use these steels."
4130 Alloy has no advantage whatsoever. Though most 4130 suppliers have great size selection and wall thicknesses for the competition...and for all the whiney bitch Student Chapters who say they don't have enough money...get off your ass and go seek it out, well funded Teams do every year...there isn't a silver spoon that feeds the Ags in Davis, nor the Badgers in Madison, nor the Gators in Florida, nor the Bears in Berkeley, nor the Roos in Canton, you have to work your butt off to get funding...so don't go whining about how another Team is working harder than you.
also, for the record..."Chromium Molybdenum" aka "Chrome Moly"...Chromalloy will be seen on every 20 and 22 down in South Central, South Sac, Del Paso Heights, Long Beach, Alameda, Oakland and Reno.
http://www.nssbc.info/
"The Rules Committee comes under pressure regularly from competitors and sponsors to outlaw expensive steels, such a Chromalloy because there is a perception that somehow these steels give an unfair advantage to chapters with money to spend. When the rules committee can find a way to outlaw such material that is enforceable we probably will. Writing an enforceable rule restricting the type of steel has proven to be difficult.
These expensive steels seem to be used primarily because they can be obtained in lighter sections. They have generally the same stiffness (i.e. same Modulus of Elasticity, E) as other steels so they don't have a real impact on stiffness. In fact going to lighter sections may have a detrimental impact on stiffness (because of reduced AE or EI). They do come in higher tensile strengths than some of the other steels however the strength levels required by most members is minimal so there's not a huge savings here either. You might also note that if member strength is based on buckling then tensile strength is a non-issue and higher strength steels have no advantage over lower strength steels in this case. In the end, we find some very competitive bridges at the national competition that do not use these steels."
4130 Alloy has no advantage whatsoever. Though most 4130 suppliers have great size selection and wall thicknesses for the competition...and for all the whiney bitch Student Chapters who say they don't have enough money...get off your ass and go seek it out, well funded Teams do every year...there isn't a silver spoon that feeds the Ags in Davis, nor the Badgers in Madison, nor the Gators in Florida, nor the Bears in Berkeley, nor the Roos in Canton, you have to work your butt off to get funding...so don't go whining about how another Team is working harder than you.
also, for the record..."Chromium Molybdenum" aka "Chrome Moly"...Chromalloy will be seen on every 20 and 22 down in South Central, South Sac, Del Paso Heights, Long Beach, Alameda, Oakland and Reno.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Read.
From back to front, don't skip a single paragraph...and use a highlighter for anything that seems different. Read every single rule.
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