The bridge that must legally wobble
Tom Scott
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The bridge that must legally wobble
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Tom Scott
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"Daly's Bridge", in Cork, Ireland, is better known as the Shakey Bridge. Because it shakes. But what happens when a bridge like that has to be repaired and refurbished? • Thanks to Cllr McCarthy: his site is http://corkheritage.ie/ !
Edited by Dave Stevenson http://davestevenson.co.uk
A thorough study of how the Bridge shakes: http://publish.ucc.ie/boolean/pdf/201... [PDF]
I did try (a lot!) to get an interview with someone from RPS Group, who were in charge of the refurbishment, but I just wasn't able to make contact. However, I'm indebted to Michael Minehane, principal engineer, whose talk to Engineers Ireland gives a lot of in-depth information about the bridge was refurbished! You can watch it here, along with Cllr McCarthy's history of the bridge: • The History & Rehabilitation of Daly's (Sh...
Thanks to Youssuf Radwan for the suggestion!
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