One pier is almost complete (with individual stones) and the shell of another has been built along with a start on one of the spans:

and the real thing:

John
pete55 wrote:Looks terribly familiar to my eyes John!
Nice stonework coming along too....the cast iron panels above the girder spans are an interesting challenge too.
Keep up the good work
Pete
Armchair Modeller wrote:Having studied Cumbrian cast iron viaducts etc. recently in some detail, I am sure that bolts were used on occasion.
Noel wrote:Wouldn't expansion of the rivet produce compression stresses?
Noel wrote:It's long out of print, but if you can obtain a copy of "Bridges for Modellers", L V Wood, OPC 1985, ISBN 0-86093-226-5, or access to one, it's very enlightening.
Noel wrote:Wouldn't expansion of the rivet produce compression stresses?
Simon_S wrote:There should be clearance between the rivet and the hole after the rivet head has been formed. The rivet's job is to create friction between the parts being joined by pulling them together, not to align or reinforce the joint.
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