June 23, 2013 - A Harp of a Bridge - Page 2

Lamplighter · 07-09-2013, 08:23 AM

Aw, think of all the disappointment out there in all those conch communities

SPUCK · 07-10-2013, 05:32 AM

It's a catenary.

Lamplighter · 07-10-2013, 08:11 AM

So named for the cat-that-ate-the-canary

BigV · 07-10-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

It's a catenary.

so. close.

but, it's not. at one time, that would also have been my first guess. As it stands, the curve is a parabola, not a catenary curve. Here's the explanation.

SPUCK · 07-11-2013, 05:50 AM

Interesting. I really didn't think it was a catenary since it had the concrete loading it.

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07-09-2013, 08:23 AM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Aw, think of all the disappointment out there in all those conch communities

07-10-2013, 05:32 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	It's a catenary.

07-11-2013, 05:50 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Interesting. I really didn't think it was a catenary since it had the concrete loading it.

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