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20 vessel supports ranging in length from 30" to 84" were manufactured for an oil refinery in Texas. The structural supports will be attached to existing vessels to assist in supporting the nearby pipes and piping system. The supports were fabricated from carbon steel and coated with a hot-dipped galvanize finish to prevent corrosion.
- A structural biology lecture, on the screen is a structure representing a large protein molecule essential for life.
The crane picks up the girder and moves it until it is clear of the timber base where it was resting.
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Wales, UK
Sir Norman Foster designed the main glasshouse for the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which opened in 2000. The 95m greenhouse is the largest of its kind in the world, with 785 panels of glass. Steel structural ribs suspend panels of glass with a soft curvature similar to his Canary Wharf entrance. The bulb protrudes from the green grass like a futuristic mound. The relationship between man-made and natural takes a twist, on this site of man-made nature.
Set in rolling hills overlooking the Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, the Great Glasshouse forms the centrepiece of the 230-hectare National Botanic Garden of Wales. The largest single-span glasshouse in the world, containing more than a thousand Mediterranean plant species, it reinvents the glasshouse for the twenty-first century, offering a model for sustainable development.
Elliptical in plan the building swells from the ground like a glassy hillock, echoing the undulations of the surrounding landscape. The aluminium glazing system and its tubular-steel supporting structure are designed to minimise materials and maximise light transmission. The toroidal roof measures 99 by 55 metres, and rests on twenty-four arches, which spring from a concrete ring beam and rise to 15 metres at the apex of the dome. Because the roof curves in two directions, only the central arches rise perpendicular to the base, the outer arches leaning inwards at progressively steep angles. The building's concrete substructure is banked to the north to provide protection from cold northerly winds and is concealed by a covering of turf so that the three entrances appear to be cut discreetly into the hillside. Within this base are a public concourse, a café, educational spaces and service installations.
To optimise energy usage, conditions inside and outside are monitored by a computer-controlled system. This adjusts the supply of heat and opens glazing panels in the roof to achieve desired levels of temperature, humidity and air movement. The principal heat source is a biomass boiler, located in the park's Energy Centre, which burns timber trimmings. This method is remarkably clean when compared with fossil fuels, and because the plants absorb as much carbon dioxide during their lifetime as they release during combustion, the carbon cycle is broadly neutral. Rainwater collected from the roof supplies 'grey water' for irrigation and flushing lavatories while waste from the lavatories is treated in reed beds before release into a watercourse.
Facts + Figures
•Appointment: 1995
•Completion: 2000
•Area: 5,800m²
•Height: 14m
•Capacity: 40
•Client: National Botanic Garden of Wales
•Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates
•Quantity Surveyor: Symonds Ltd
•M+E Engineer: Max Fordham & Partners
•Additional Consultants: Gustafson Porter, Colvin and Moggridge
That's the back of Somerset House, an Heritage building from 1896. This mural is a lot more recent. The building suffered some structural damage in the basement when the Bobcat driver backed into a column and the ceiling collapsed around him. He was unhurt. This then led to further demolition to stabilize the structure. The owner got the bill in the mail. His building is unrentable. Sell it? Only to take a huge loss. The years-old affair is still unresolved. Here's my photoset HERE: www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/sets/72157625047890029/
This is a list of suggestions that Anita Sarkeesian has for social media platforms in combating on-line abuse. She also recommends reading Hate Crimes in Cyberspace for a look at the legal framework that could be put in place
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Here, the clay sculptuture is finished and the structural lines have been inscribed onto the surface.
How Marco is getting the lines to flow across 'awkward' areas- like the back of the knee- is beyond me.
Dec. 20-
This is photo #158 on his site. The caption of photo #162 says, " had to start over".
On his Facebook, he says:
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Dec . 9- "The lines begin, forming the layout of the metal structure that will make up the sculpture. Every connection must be accounted for. My brain hurts a little."
Dec. 11- " I had to start over on the lines. I was thinking in base 2 and it is base 3.
I learned a lot now. I understand the connection between the inner and outer structures. We are still on schedule!"
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This talk about base 2 and base 3 is also beyond me. The next photo of a leg may have a different pattern of lines inscribed on the surface:
web.mac.com/marcocochrane/sculpture/blissdance_.html#169
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Cactus can be so much more challenging to photograph than "regular" plants; they lack the branches and leaves that allow creative patterns and shapes that other plants have. However, this cactus was pretending to be part of the greenhouse window frame, and I thought that was quite fun.
The lower portion of the center section has shelves for displaying the premier wines so that you can read their labels. The end sections have storage for odd shaped and oversized bottles.
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Once it is exactly in position (and the other end of the girder also lines up with its resting spot) the crane lowers the girder the last few inches and it's down!
"OK, this is bad. At the moment I don't know how bad, but certainly we're three buses, a long walk, and eight quid in a taxi from good."
Once the girder is fully vertical, the crane lowers the block that supports the rigging that attaches to the bottom, center bracket. This allows the girder to be fully supported by the two lifting brackets that are anchored at the top flange.
This is an image of my Architectural Design 4 class model, which is made from wood, card board, steel rods, and iron cable. The project is about creating a Border Station between two imagined countries, each with contrasting ideologies, beliefs, and teachings. The design must also create harmony within contradiction. My two cases were Theism vs. Pantheism. The tall structure is called the 'Light Tower', were when light enters, it creates lighting effects that point to the sky. In this particular image, the steel-based structural system is shown, which consists of four main H beams at each corner, with diagonal steel cables and beam to prevent twisting and shearing movements.
Technical Information:
Camera - Panasonic DSLR DMC-L1
Exposure - 1/30sec at f/6.3
ISO - 100
Lens - Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm f3.5 Macro
Focal Length - 35mm
Fliter - No
Teleconverter - No
Extension Tube - No
Flash - No
Tripod - No
Capture Time - 12:45pm