Re:Hyperloop Alpha [pdf]
by jessaustin on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @10:07AM
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If there was an interstate running directly from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this route...
Umm, that's kind of the point. It's called I-5.
Re:Hyperloop Alpha [pdf]
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @11:22AM
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I guess we can agree that we don't need to have this discussion, as I-5 runs the entire route where the pylons would need to be installed.
a 4' x 4' x 8' ecology block is about five yards. So let's picture the pylon having a 4' x 4' base that sits on granite, requiring no foundation. The pylon is going to max out at 16 or 32 feet tall if we're required to stay within the load limits.
furthermore, when you see those ribs moving around, they're moving around on interstates or state roads of solid construction. If there was an interstate running directly from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this route, we wouldn't be having the discussion. Building such a road to deliver precast sections is quite the endeavor.
I stand by my original claim that these would need to be cast-in-place.