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Re:Hyperloop by eru on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @12:19AM (#6209921)
You could just build the tubes bending upwards slightly, so that the sag will pull them straight.
Re:Hyperloop by ajuc on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @02:14AM (#6210132)
Bridges and overpasses are already build that way.
Re:Hyperloop by DonPedro on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @07:19AM (#6210859)
No you could not. The steel tube will expand and contract as temperatures change. Along most of the route, that longitudinal movement of the tube will be in the 10s and 100s of feet, which means that the "valley" could be anywhere on the tube according to temperature.
Re:Hyperloop by JulianMorrison on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @12:40PM (#6212540)
Also, tubes will resonate and vibrate as vehicles go by. This could be actively damped at the pylons though, like they already considered doing for ground subsidence.