Golden Gate National Recreation Area

As stated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the main reason behind the failure of the bridge was the installation of the wrong gusset plate. Gusset plate are thick sheets of steel that are used to connect beams and girders to columns or to connect truss…

is the Golden Gate Bridge, which is located in San Francisco, California. This bridge is a Warren deck truss bridge because of the equal size of the diagonals and to contain both tension and compression (Types of bridges) and it has a Suspension, fixed and approach Spans because of the metal braced ribbed deck arch.(Golden Gate Bridge). Some other important features of this bridge are steel girders are which were used to strengthen and add support to the bridge 's roadway. (The Golden Gate…

The Golden Gate Bridge is well known for its beauty, but is often used as a jumping place. The chief engineer of it stated “The bridge is practically suicide-proof. Suicide from the bridge is neither practical nor probable.” (qtd. by Strauss). But, as stated before many have attempted suicide by jumping from the bridge. Kevin Briggs uses personal experiences to establish his credibility as an expert of the topic and to help those who are contemplating suicide or those who know someone that is…

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Penang Second Bridge is one of the largest civil engineering projects in Malaysia after the First Penang Bridge. Penang Second Bridge or also known as The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge was a dual carriageway toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia. It was the second bridge which connects the mainland to the island after the first Penang Bridge. Once construction is completed, a maintenance management system plays an important role in maintaining the…

On November 7th, 1940, the Tacoma Bridge collapsed into the Tacoma Narrows straight in Washington State. The bridge connected the town of Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula, and was one of the first major suspension bridges in the western United States. Unlike other suspension bridges constructed around this time, the Tacoma Bridge failed to withstand wind speeds over 40 miles per hour, due to unequal stress on parts of the bridge. The construction of a suspension bridge must include geometric…

classical Greek and Roman styles. This particular style lends a regal and iconic facade to the Bay Area waterfront and demonstrated the rise of San Francisco as a booming city. The Ferry Building first opened in 1898 and soon became the…

the second busiest bridge in Minnesota. Construction repair and renew work was scheduled to be carried on the bridge again in 2020 or so. However, on August 1st, 2007, it collapsed all of a sudden, thereby killing 13 people and injuring 145. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) said that a flaw present in the design of the structures caused this huge catastrophe. The gusset plate turned out to be too thin, and hence it ripped out along a rivet line. The NTSB also stated that excessive…

Pain is defined as the physical discomfort or suffering caused by illness or injury. In Ordinary People by Judith Guest the story of a grieving family is portrayed. The story begins when Conrad gets out of the mental hospital, beginning to recover from his suicide attempt. However, as the story progresses the reader learns of much more hidden pain in the families past. A boating accident caused Jordan, Conrad’s older brother, to die, leaving the family in disrepair. After the death of his…

released on October 13th, 2003, highlights the “fatal grandeur of the Golden Gate Bridge”. Friend begins with informing the reader of various circumstances in which the Golden Gate Bridge has been a final farewell for many, such as Paul Alarab, a 40-year-old Iraqi-American seeking peace and redemption for U.S. actions in the middle-east. Friend later goes on to discuss the statistical rate of suicide involving the Golden Gate Bridge, hinting towards the viability of social mimicry and…

Collapse. Retrieved from http://www.dot.state.mn.us /i35wbridge/rebuild/pdfs/economic-impacts-from-deed.pdf Minnesota Public Radio. (2007, August 3). I-35W bridge fact sheet. Retrieved from http://www.mprnews.org/story/2007/08/03/bridge_background National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB]. (2008, November). Highway Accident Report: Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1, 2007 (NTSB/HAR-08/03). Washington, D.C. Retrieved from…