Why Im the coolest member on this board

[Pengwuino]

You guys are sick

 

[zoobyshoe]

You guys are sick

Not sure what you mean. I just think the structural integrity of the tower is very important since Evo and Moonbear seem interested in giving it a thorough workout, riding that elevator up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down.

 

[Pengwuino]

Structural engineering is sick!

 

[Smurf]

I'm not touching this anymore, you're on your own now Pengwuino.

 

[Pengwuino]

I'm not touching this anymore, you're on your own now Pengwuino.

Oh come on, I can't touch it alone :(

 

[Archon]

I'm sure the massive motors needed for elevators, which might cause this vibration, would require connection to the city power lines

What I'm getting at is: it seems to me a towering, vigorously vibrating thing like that might cause things to achieve a certain threshold during which we might hear groaning, from rubbing structural members, and then things would proceed to a state of relaxation where gravity would take over, and the tower would slowly flop over.

Good Lord! How did you manage to pull this out of "Why I'm the coolest member on this board?"

Now I know why I don't want to be an engineer...

 

[zoobyshoe]

Oh come on, I can't touch it alone :(

I'm not sure you want to be inviting smurf to touch your tower wih you. It's really your project, and if the tower needs stiffening there are books and magazines with a lot of information and probably even revealing photographs of structural engineering secrets.

I've seen photo essays, for example, where the journalist takes us up under the Statue of Liberty's great bronze drapery to see her secrets. It's actually possible to get inside Lady Liberty, and someday I think I'd like to get inside her.

That makes me wonder. I'm not sure how tall The Statue of Liberty is, nor am I aware of how tall the Pengwuino tower might be. I wonder if you could fit your tower inside Lady Liberty?

 

[Pengwuino]

Probably!

Lady liberty is very wide and I feel a very hard, cylindrical shaped tower such as the Pengwuino Tower should be able to drive any obscurities into teh walls. I would probably need a protective shielding and proper lubrication... for the tower of course...

 

[zoobyshoe]

Good Lord! How did you manage to pull this out of "Why I'm the coolest member on this board?"

Now I know why I don't want to be an engineer...

Other people started it.

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

I'm sure Evo, Tsu and MIH wouldn't mind helping you with your tower

 

[Pengwuino]

I'm sure Evo, Tsu and MIH wouldn't mind helping you with your tower

The more the marrier

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

Can I help?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm sure Evo, Tsu and MIH wouldn't mind helping you with your tower

Evo certainly seem to be smitten by it. Strange because you don't often see women so taken with engineering. Maybe it's the French Connecion.

 

[Pengwuino]

Evo certainly seem to be smitten by it. Strange because you don't often see women so taken with engineering. Maybe it's the French Connecion.

Really? It sure doesn't seem like women aren't taken by structural engineering by the structural engineering videos that are so prolific on the internet.

 

[Pengwuino]

Can I help?

No... my architectual firm has taken al ot of heat from politicians and we are being forced to contract out to women-only firms

 

[zoobyshoe]

Really? It sure doesn't seem like women aren't taken by structural engineering by the structural engineering videos that are so prolific on the internet.

I've always been under the impression that was pure structural engineering propaganda. In real life you very rarely hear a woman bring the subject up. Of course, who knows what is discussed behind closed doors in women-only situations. Could be it's all about structural engineering.

 

[Pengwuino]

I've always been under the impression that was pure structural engineering propaganda. In real life you very rarely hear a woman bring the subject up. Of course, who knows what is discussed behind closed doors in women-only situations. Could be it's all about structural engineering.

Well I've overheard many girls openly talk about how they recently taught a lesson in structural engineering to very open-minded individuals. Some even felt the need to partake in womens-only lectures at their homes

 

[zoobyshoe]

Well I've overheard many girls openly talk about how they recently taught a lesson in structural engineering to very open-minded individuals.

In my youth they had a set of structural members you could screw together to demonstrate structural engineering, or use as a toy. It was called an Erector Set. They don't make them anymore.

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

I always built my structures out of lego..My largest structure was over 2 metres standing vertically

 

[Pengwuino]

In my youth they had a set of structural members you could screw together to demonstrate structural engineering, or use as a toy. It was called an Erector Set. They don't make them anymore.

Oh yah, the erector set. Didn't one erector set have a motor with it?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I always built my structures out of lego..My largest structure was over 2 metres standing vertically

And I'm sure you bragged about it to all the other budding structural engineers on the school yard at recess.

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

My mom was really impressed

 

[zoobyshoe]

My mom was really impressed

That surprises me.

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

My sister even had to help me carry it up the stairs to my room

 

[zoobyshoe]

My sister even had to help me carry it up the stairs to my room

Sounds like you have a very close family.

 

[Pengwuino]

My sister even had to help me carry it up the stairs to my room

She didnt try to play with it afterwards did she...

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

No she immediately left the room...I had more work to do

 

[Pengwuino]

Why didnt you ask if she wanted to play with it

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

Shes not into working on big rock solid towers, I'm sure she wouldn't mind taking a look at the Statue of Liberty's internal workings though

 

[honestrosewater]

You guys sound like a of gaggle of Catholic schoolgirls. But I bet you look darling in those skirts.

 

[Grotesque Puppet]

*giggle* thanks

 

[Moonbear]

Really? It sure doesn't seem like women aren't taken by structural engineering by the structural engineering videos that are so prolific on the internet.

Nah, most of those videos just don't focus much on structural engineering at all, and instead dwell on issues of how to transport the structure through tunnels. Unfortunately, those videos are poorly done and seem to promote approaches such as just ramming the tower into the tunnel to force it through, which can result in quite a bit of damage, especially inflicted upon the structural engineer by the civil engineer who designed the tunnel. The better trained engineers know that if you gradually ease the tower through, and back it out when it gets to a tight spot, and generously apply lubricants while easing it in and backing out repeatedly, you'll progress more slowly, but will meet much greater success, and the tunnel operator will be sufficiently pleased with your skill as to permit you to return.

Another problematic issue is that it seems too many structural engineers brag about building these huge towers, but then run into trouble arranging transportation through the tunnels from tunnel operators worried the damage will be irreparable. It seems the only solution in those situations is to manually release the pressure valves, collapse the structure and put it into storage.

 

[Artman]

Oh come on, I can't touch it alone :(

The Ladies still seem more than willing to touch it as well.

 

[Math Is Hard]

hmm.. I really need to start dating again...

 

[Evo]

I actually just thought the penguin was cute.