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better link from the mit folks working on project: http://news.mit.edu/2019/leonardo-da-vinci-bridge-test-1010 http://news.mit.edu/2019/leonardo-da-vinci-bridge

by spydum 7y ago

better link from the mit folks working on project: http://news.mit.edu/2019/leonardo-da-vinci-bridge-test-1010 http://news.mit.edu/2019/leonardo-da-vinci-bridge-test-1010 sure, bridge may have worked, but did they actually have the capability to build it? suppose it's not very different than other arches?

mjevans 7y ago
Based on the description in the article: probably. I at least believe it is plausible, though I'm not sure of the economics relating to if it would have been a good expenditure of resources. I also get the feeling that this might be a "CompSci" style answer: the customer asked for X and Xn was proposed. In reality the customer's needs were actually Y0..Yn which would have been better served by Z. This doesn't change the fact that Xn is a good answer to the problem of X, it just wasn't really what the customer actually required.
- marcosdumay 7y ago
  Activating the civil construction mode of failures, I'd say that he probably sent the design for construction, but the people on the field didn't think it would work and built it like every other bridge they have built on their lives.
  - jandrese 7y ago
    Or it's a fantastic bridge once fully assembled, but every piece is some special snowflake shape and has to be fitted precisely so it would be much harder to build than a traditional bridge.
    - ummonk 7y ago
      Yup, there is no word on the tolerances that would have been required (especially when using realistic sized stone blocks, rather than 126 large blocks as done in the experiment).
      - soperj 7y ago
        No like there hadn't been massive engineering projects with ridiculous tolerances before. Ie: Roman Aqueducts, Cusco's walls.
        jandrese 7y ago
        It's certainly possible, but if there is an easier and just as sturdy option available it would be easy to see an engineer going "thanks, but no thanks" when handed this cocktail napkin looking sketch.

by spydum 7y ago

mjevans 7y ago

Based on the description in the article: probably. I at least believe it is plausible, though I'm not sure of the economics relating to if it would have been a good expenditure of resources. I also get the feeling that this might be a "CompSci" style answer: the customer asked for X and Xn was proposed. In reality the customer's needs were actually Y0..Yn which would have been better served by Z. This doesn't change the fact that Xn is a good answer to the problem of X, it just wasn't really what the customer actually required.

marcosdumay 7y ago
Activating the civil construction mode of failures, I'd say that he probably sent the design for construction, but the people on the field didn't think it would work and built it like every other bridge they have built on their lives.
- jandrese 7y ago
  Or it's a fantastic bridge once fully assembled, but every piece is some special snowflake shape and has to be fitted precisely so it would be much harder to build than a traditional bridge.
  - ummonk 7y ago
    Yup, there is no word on the tolerances that would have been required (especially when using realistic sized stone blocks, rather than 126 large blocks as done in the experiment).
    - soperj 7y ago
      No like there hadn't been massive engineering projects with ridiculous tolerances before. Ie: Roman Aqueducts, Cusco's walls.
      - jandrese 7y ago
        It's certainly possible, but if there is an easier and just as sturdy option available it would be easy to see an engineer going "thanks, but no thanks" when handed this cocktail napkin looking sketch.