Re: Bridge on a slight curve...

Posted by Keith Hayes on Nov 29, 2015; 4:07pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Bridge-on-a-slight-curve-tp4047p4089.html

Jeff, don't forget the C&S standard trestle plans which Jim scanned.

Engineers don't know what to do with curves, so they figure out ways to accommodate the curves with small, straight spans. Where you have a through truss or girder, the side elements will be spaced far enough apart to provide clearance on the curve. (Want a circular skylight? It will get framed as a square, or if large enough, an octagon.)

Chris is correct, the triple beam under the bridge ties should extend across two spans for continuity. On my abuilding Indiana Gulch trestle I intended to duplicate this feature, but even a 36" radius is too tight to model this feature at scale. Oh well.

I am also digging the bridge MP indicators, a neat feature to model regardless of era.