Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?

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The discussion revolves around preferences for bridge designs in a survey for an engineering tech class. Participants frequently mention iconic bridges like the Golden Gate and Tacoma Narrows, often citing safety and aesthetics as important factors. Many respondents prefer flat designs for ease of walking, while some appreciate the visual appeal of arched structures. Safety and the material surface for walking are recurring themes, with preferences ranging from carpet to concrete. Overall, there is a strong interest in innovative designs, although few see bridges as suitable hang-out spots.
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We're doing a project for my engineering tech class, and i need to conduct a survey, we'd be really obliged if u could answer the survey questions.
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
2. Why?
3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
5. What material surface do you like walking on?
6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
7. What is your favourite colour?
8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?

Also if u could mention ur age it would help us in compiling the data better.
 
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1. Golden Gate Bridge.
2. I used to live in the Bay Area. We'd cross it all the time.
3. If I can manage to get to the edge to look over, always.
4. Of course!
5. Carpet, because I don't need shoes to do it.
6. Flat. It's easier.
7. Blue, but I don't think it'd work for a bridge.
8. Absolutely.
9. No.
10. Sure.

17.

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1. The George Washington bridge.
2. A classic Spiderman comic book character was thrown to her death from it.
3. Sure.
4. Of course!
5. Anything that won't break and send me to my death.
6. No preference, whichever is least likely to break and send me to my death.
7. White
8. Only if it's also revolutionary
9. Absolutely not
10. Not particularly, but so long as they would not interefere with my bridge-traversing capabilities, I would not object.

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1. London Bridge.
2. Because of that godforsaken nursery rhyme that I was force-fed.
3. Always.
4. Only if I'm crossing it.
5. Plush carpets.
6. Arched. Flat bridges are mundane.
7. Green/Red.
8. Who wouldn't?
9. Definately not.
10. I don't exactly see the point; but it wouldn't hurt.

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1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
Cooper River Bridge

2. Why?
I was stationed in Charleston for a year and drove over this two lane monstrosity every weekend.

3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
Yep

4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
Sure, who wants to drive over a rickety popsickle stick bridge.

5. What material surface do you like walking on?
Shag carpet.

6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
Flat

7. What is your favourite colour?
Ford engine blue

8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
Sure why not.

9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
No pun intended huh? No, bridges just don't do it for me.

10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?
Only if I gives me a good view of Jacobs field so I can watch the Indians play.
 
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1. The Tacoma narrows bridge

2. It's an impressive example of "resonance".

3. Not if I'm driving a car! Otherwise, yes.

4. Yes!

5. I prefer walking on sod.

6. Flat is easier, arched is more impressive.

7. Gold

8. "Innovative" is not always better.

9. No.

10. No.
 
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Tower of London
full of history
will but prefer not to
Narrow feels unstable
Non slip
I'm not going to walk over an arch(seriously older people don't need slopes)
red
yes but i'll let someone else go first
No too far from anywhere
sounds dangerous -- usually not enough space
Ray.
 
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
Sydney harbour bridge
2. Why?
Most known bridge here in Australia
3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
of course
4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
hmmm slightly
5. What material surface do you like walking on?
not water
6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
arched
7. What is your favourite colour?
blue
8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
yes
9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
no too much poloution
10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?
haha nah not really

16 Australia
 
Hypercase said:
We're doing a project for my engineering tech class, and i need to conduct a survey, we'd be really obliged if u could answer the survey questions.
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
2. Why?
3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
5. What material surface do you like walking on?
6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
7. What is your favourite colour?
8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?

Also if u could mention ur age it would help us in compiling the data better.

1. The Tacoma Narrow Bridge

2. It was a disaster due to engineers who designed the bridge not being able to calculate the possibility of resonance/oscillation due to small input of wind force.

3. Yes

4. Let's just say I wouldn't cross ANYTHING that swung great vertical distances like the Tacoma Bridge.

5. Hard, concrete cement reinforced with wires.

6. Arched. They give a more classical roman-era feel

7. Red/yellow

8. As long as it's cost-efficient & practical

9. No. Too many cars=loud noises

10. Definitely.

16 yrs-old as of 2004.
 
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Hypercase said:
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

2. Why?
It's an interesting example of resonance in action.

3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
If walking, yes. If driving, no.

4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
Depends what you mean by safe looking. If the bridge is clearly a piece of crap, of course that freaks me out.

5. What material surface do you like walking on?
Smooth concrete like that found at indoor skateboard parks.

6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
Arched because it makes me feel more secure.

7. What is your favourite colour?
Red.

8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
I always like seeing innovation.

9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
No.

10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?
No.


Also if u could mention ur age it would help us in compiling the data better.
I'm 18
 
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Well, if it helps you:

1. The train bridge under which I spent the night from April, 30th to May 1st in 1998.
2. Because I was completely drunk and stoned and had to write my final school exams on May 2nd. Scored my best grades I ever got in english.
3. usually not.
4. yes, especially when I have to cross it.
5. none except perhaps I prefer a construction where you can´t look through,
6. flat
7. judging from my clothes that would be green but I never thought of that before.
8. yes
9. no
10. never thought of this be4, but yes: Sounds nice

Age is 25
 
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1. Balina Bridge
2. good fishing , crystal clear water, tidal river, golden sands
3. yep
4. no
5. metal
6. arched
7. electrified blue
8. yes
9. yes
10. yes

I'm 15
 
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Hypercase said:
We're doing a project for my engineering tech class, and i need to conduct a survey, we'd be really obliged if u could answer the survey questions.
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
2. Why?
3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
5. What material surface do you like walking on?
6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
7. What is your favourite colour?
8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?

Also if u could mention ur age it would help us in compiling the data better.

1. An arc style
2. I guess its because its very common?
3. Yes?
4. Yes, if its a bridge only Indiana Jones would cross I wouldn't?
5. Carpeting, but that wouldn't be reasonable for an outdoor bridge
6. Definitly flat
7. For a bridge... maybe one of those paint jobs where it changes color depending on what angle you are from the bridge.
8. Definitly
9. Definitly
10. Definitly

I am 12 years of age though I am in the 10th grade and this is my out of 90, this is my 3rd post in this forum. I reside mostly in the quantum physics, classical physics, General Physics, Atoms, Molecules, & Solids, Michio Kaku's and Nuclei & Particles forums.
 
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1. A typical straight grey bridge with a small curve like one you would find on a country road. It didn't have guardrails for some reason either.
2. I live in a small area and I also read a lot of medieval fan-fiction, which could account for the bridge having no rails.
3. Almost always, I like the view below.
4. Not really, inless it looks clearly dangerous to go on.
5. I like a hard stone rather than a pavement.
6. A slightly arched design is fun.
7. My favorite color is dark blue.
8. Innovative designs are always nice. Sure.
9. I wouldn't inless it was a large bridge. I don't like to feel like all the cars are watching me.
10. As long as they didn't interfere with walking and biking, ect. Lines would have to be drawn that symbolize where their feet can't slide anymore.

I'm 16.
 
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Hypercase said:
We're doing a project for my engineering tech class, and i need to conduct a survey, we'd be really obliged if u could answer the survey questions.
1. When thinking about bridges, what is the first bridge that to your mind?
2. Why?
3. If crossing a bridge, do you look over the edge?
4. Is a safe looking bridge important to you?
5. What material surface do you like walking on?
6. Do you prefer walking across a flat or arched type design?
7. What is your favourite colour?
8. Would you like to see an innovative design?
9. Would you consider using a bridge as a hang-out spot?
10. Would you like the bridge to have seating facilities?

Also if u could mention ur age it would help us in compiling the data better.
1. The bridge across the tram-line by the university
2. I see it every day
3. Not always
4. Yes
5. Something hard
6.Flat
7.Blue
9.Not for me
10. Only if it is really long
 
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