Comments for A Place of Sense http://www.aplaceofsense.com At the intersection of Urban Design and Structural Engineering Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Historic Icehouses of America by JIM TORMEY http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2008/11/25/historic-icehouses-of-america/#comment-324 JIM TORMEY Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:04:09 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=35#comment-324 ANY RECORDS OR PHOTOS OF ICE FACTORY ON LAKE GERARD NJ ANY RECORDS OR PHOTOS OF ICE FACTORY ON LAKE GERARD NJ

]]> Comment on About by Ed Myers http://www.aplaceofsense.com/about/#comment-323 Ed Myers Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:43:26 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?page_id=2#comment-323 Beautiful pages! However, your information regarding the Kile Family and the Kile Oak is incorrect. Ed Myers, Site Supervisor Kile Oak Habitat Garden Irvington Garden Club 503-6139 Beautiful pages!
However, your information regarding the Kile Family and the Kile Oak is incorrect.

Ed Myers, Site Supervisor
Kile Oak Habitat Garden
Irvington Garden Club
503-6139

]]> Comment on Keeping an Engineer’s Journal by Serg http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2009/08/10/keeping-an-engineers-journal/#comment-321 Serg Tue, 04 Sep 2012 06:36:10 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=116#comment-321 I major in electrical engineering, and for some time already had an idea of keeping a journal specifically for my engineering studies. Although I am a bit far away from actually designing or engineering stuff of my own, I still would like to have a place for filtering the material received in the lectures. Primarily, I want to turn it into an educational tool. What suggestions could you give for maintaining such a journal ? What mandatory fields I should include? I major in electrical engineering, and for some time already had an idea of keeping a journal specifically for my engineering studies. Although I am a bit far away from actually designing or engineering stuff of my own, I still would like to have a place for filtering the material received in the lectures. Primarily, I want to turn it into an educational tool. What suggestions could you give for maintaining such a journal ? What mandatory fields I should include?

]]> Comment on A Disaster: TAMU Bonfire Collapse by PapaFurff http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2009/11/24/a-disaster-tamu-bonfire-collapse/#comment-284 PapaFurff Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:40:07 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=191#comment-284 @ AmericaDirt An Aggie will never forget this event, and most of current Texas has not forgotten. We continue the tradition as an off-campus event and have learned from the structural errors, @ AmericaDirt An Aggie will never forget this event, and most of current Texas has not forgotten. We continue the tradition as an off-campus event and have learned from the structural errors,

]]> Comment on About by Sara Hossaini http://www.aplaceofsense.com/about/#comment-241 Sara Hossaini Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:03:53 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?page_id=2#comment-241 Hello, We are a nonprofit organization called Not In Our Town producing a documentary for PBS that features the efforts of Bloomington United and Indiana University to foster unity following hate attacks. We came across your wonderful photo (1st photo of the Butler building on the Indianapolis page) and would love to talk to you about using it in our film. We're working under a tight deadline of Friday, November 11. Please feel free to call me this week at 510-268-9675 x 311. Thank you! Sara Hossaini Hello,

We are a nonprofit organization called Not In Our Town producing a documentary for PBS that features the efforts of Bloomington United and Indiana University to foster unity following hate attacks. We came across your wonderful photo (1st photo of the Butler building on the Indianapolis page) and would love to talk to you about using it in our film. We’re working under a tight deadline of Friday, November 11. Please feel free to call me this week at 510-268-9675 x 311.

Thank you!
Sara Hossaini

]]> Comment on Thermal Insulating Properties of Historic Masonry Buildings by A Place of Sense | Thermal Insulating Properties of Historic Masonry Buildings « Scratch http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2009/01/22/thermal-insulating-properties-of-historic-masonry-buildings/#comment-207 A Place of Sense | Thermal Insulating Properties of Historic Masonry Buildings « Scratch Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:53:49 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=43#comment-207 [...] A Place of Sense | Thermal Insulating Properties of Historic Masonry Buildings. LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] A Place of Sense | Thermal Insulating Properties of Historic Masonry Buildings. LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on A Quick Trip to New York City by Edmond http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2009/07/02/a-quick-trip-to-new-york-city/#comment-206 Edmond Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:36:25 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=95#comment-206 The Big Apple continues to be a great place to live or visit. Keep the improvements coming! The Big Apple continues to be a great place to live or visit. Keep the improvements coming!

]]> Comment on Iconic Structures of Indiana: Lucas Oil Stadium by Andy http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2009/03/10/iconic-structures-of-indiana-lucas-oil-stadium/#comment-205 Andy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:38 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=53#comment-205 What a good look into the inner workings. This will be a great place for lots of events in the future and propelling the city. I'm excited about the superbowl in 2012 and am ordering my <a href="http://www.sportevents.com/ncaa/final-four-tickets-packages" rel="nofollow">Final Four Tickets</a> as we speak What a good look into the inner workings. This will be a great place for lots of events in the future and propelling the city. I'm excited about the superbowl in 2012 and am ordering my Final Four Tickets as we speak

]]> Comment on Innovation in Seismic Bracing Design by Graeme http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2010/02/05/innovation-in-seismic-bracing-design/#comment-204 Graeme Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:42:30 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=216#comment-204 Thanks for posting everyone, I'm glad to see that the subject is interesting to all of you.<br /><br />@BNSridhara - It is especially good to hear from you, I obviously have a lot of respect for your invention and hope it is used frequently in the future. Thanks for posting everyone, I'm glad to see that the subject is interesting to all of you.

@BNSridhara – It is especially good to hear from you, I obviously have a lot of respect for your invention and hope it is used frequently in the future.

]]> Comment on Innovation in Seismic Bracing Design by bnsridhara http://www.aplaceofsense.com/2010/02/05/innovation-in-seismic-bracing-design/#comment-203 bnsridhara Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:28:06 +0000 http://www.aplaceofsense.com/?p=216#comment-203 Hello Mr. Graeme<br />Thank you for your well written article on my invention and for your compliments.<br /><br />I agree with you that there will be many applications in future of this technology of decoupling bending and compression. The Towers of suspension bridges can be designed based on “Sleeved Column” concept wherein the axial load acts on the core only. The core can be made of steel or concrete blocks. The sleeve will resist the lateral loads caused by the core (when the core tries to buckle) and also the lateral loads caused by wind and earthquake generated forces. The core can even be in parts and one part can be simply placed over the other part to build up the whole height and without welding or grouting.<br /><br />My old US Patent 5,175,972 dated Jan. 5, 1993 titled “A Sleeved Compression Member” discloses a sleeved column support for an off-shore drilling platform. This patent has expired now but the technology disclosed deserves to be studied further.<br /><br />Least-weight compression members for use in Rockets and Satellites can be developed adopting this technology. <br /><br />In a sleeved column, the core can be axially compressed to a great extent resulting in strain hardening of the core. Tests have revealed that the tensile yield strength of a mild steel core rod increased by as much as 80% and in the case of high yield strength core, the increase was about 20%. Accidental overloading of a sleeved column in compression for a short duration may not cause a failure but actually help to improve the yield strength of the sleeved column! This aspect needs further study.<br /><br />Regards<br />Sridhara.<br /><br />B.N.Sridhara BE, MS (USA), FIAStructE<br />Consulting Engineer<br />bnsridhara@gmail.com Hello Mr. Graeme
Thank you for your well written article on my invention and for your compliments.

I agree with you that there will be many applications in future of this technology of decoupling bending and compression. The Towers of suspension bridges can be designed based on “Sleeved Column” concept wherein the axial load acts on the core only. The core can be made of steel or concrete blocks. The sleeve will resist the lateral loads caused by the core (when the core tries to buckle) and also the lateral loads caused by wind and earthquake generated forces. The core can even be in parts and one part can be simply placed over the other part to build up the whole height and without welding or grouting.

My old US Patent 5,175,972 dated Jan. 5, 1993 titled “A Sleeved Compression Member” discloses a sleeved column support for an off-shore drilling platform. This patent has expired now but the technology disclosed deserves to be studied further.

Least-weight compression members for use in Rockets and Satellites can be developed adopting this technology.

In a sleeved column, the core can be axially compressed to a great extent resulting in strain hardening of the core. Tests have revealed that the tensile yield strength of a mild steel core rod increased by as much as 80% and in the case of high yield strength core, the increase was about 20%. Accidental overloading of a sleeved column in compression for a short duration may not cause a failure but actually help to improve the yield strength of the sleeved column! This aspect needs further study.

Regards
Sridhara.

B.N.Sridhara BE, MS (USA), FIAStructE
Consulting Engineer
bnsridhara@gmail.com

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