Friday, February 6, 2009
I really can't see myself in a few years' time. What sort of work will I be involved in? It's just that when I go to the lectures, I feel like I really can't see myself doing the things that i am learning. Certainly I am not capable of being involved in construction work. What else is there? I was looking at the form given last Monday on the Constructionarium (more about it nanti) and there was a question on what area in Civil Engineering I might consider. Not the construction part. Local authority? Design? Other sectors?
I dread the Constructionarium. It's actually a big project where we will be involved with real engineers to build a model of a real construction work this May. I can imagine myself wearing one of those oversized engineer suits and doing all those construction work with those big people. BIG human beings :'(
I can't even carry some of the equipment we used when we had the surveying lab classes, what am I gonna do in that Constructionarium?
Brewery Wharf Footbridge
The Brewery Wharf footbridge was built in 1992 by Ove Arup and partners. It is a good example of
how showcase project can help rejuvenate an area and attract more people. It was originally
built to connect ‘The Calls’ of Leeds city centre to a new visitors centre for the Tetley’s Brewery.
Since then the area has had further change attracting both residential and commercial
developments.
Basic Structure
• The structure is a cable stayed suspension bridge spanning a clear distance of 10m.
• The deck is a reinforced concrete slab pre-cast in 2 sections supported at 2.5m intervals, 1.5m
wide.
• The supports are tension cables attached back to a 4m high slanting concrete tower at one
end of the bridge.
• Further cables from this tower then reach back into the bank attaching to an anchoring
foundation.
• The pad foundation for the tower is then braced back to the anchoring foundation via a
ground beam
Site layout at the start of the week
• Your site is level with a 0.75m deep channel running through the middle.
• You will be provided with a crane to lift the concrete deck sections into position and attach
the cables.
I would like to learn how to operate a crane though :)
This Constructionarium will probably give me an idea on the possible areas that I might be interested in. But it's going to be a dreadful week :(
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