Talk:Bailey bridge

message: Isn't there a template for a bridge type we could add to this?  Or is it not considered a "type" per se? - Denimadept 16:19, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add template? 

message: The following items were moved out of the article.  It's unclear if they are supposed to be references, and there are no inline citations, and except for the first item, no page numbers either but they may be useful for somebody doing more research on this. -- Whpq (talk) 21:11, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Resources

message: In 1975 (?) following the collapse of the Tasman Bridge in Hobart Tasmania there was a Bailey Bridge built at Dowsing Point as a temporary crossing for the residents of the city, which was effectively divided in two. From memory it was at least partially a floating bridge. The bridge proved quite useful and remained in place for years after the Tasman Bridge was rebuilt, only removed when replaced by the Bowen Bridge in 1984. It might be worth mentioning in the article. 
It's hard to find much info about it, or any pictures of the bridge. I do remember crossing it, as does the writer of this article about the bridge with a photo of the remaining pontoons . There's also some very blurry footage of it in the background of this video about the construction of its successor.stib (talk) 12:59, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bailey Bridge in use over the Derwent River in Tasmania, following the [[Tasman Bridge disaster]] 

message: I added some information, picture and ref about a pair of Bailey Bridges in Alrewas Staffordshire. I saved the edit and was directed to a page pointing out that I wasn't logged in - I logged in an now I can't find the edits I made.....can anyone help?
Qbuster (talk) 04:39, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Gone like electronic frost in sunshine, I'm afraid. What probably happened is that you were on the edit page for a while and your session key timed out. At that point, Wikipedia could saved the edit signed with your IP address but they probably give that error to prevent accidental disclosure. They should warn that your edits will be lost unless you back up, copy your edits, login and paste—or just let you save it and never mind the disclosure. *sigh* A pain, but I hope you repost. AndroidCat (talk) 15:11, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attempted addition to page 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: why is there no mentioning of the german origin of this type of bridge? bailey was only improving or adapting this german design. seems important to me to mention this in the history section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.146.223.156 (talk) 06:50, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  german history 

message: http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/Engineers/The%20Bailey%20Bridge%20-%20John%20A%20Thierry.pdf. Eddie891  Talk Work  14:22, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source 

message: The given co-ordinates are in the water about 5 m west of the bridge. This is because the seconds are rounded to whole numbers: thus -1.762155 converts to 1°45'44"W - but 1°45'43.8" marks the centre line of the bridge. Can the seconds be to the first decimal place?
Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 08:56, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Co-ordinates of Stanpit Marshes bridge 

message: From article: «To do this efficiently, newly manufactured parts would be continuously added to the test bridge, while at the same time the far end of the test bridge was continuously dismantled and the parts dispatched to the end-users.»
This is a very risky way of testing and do not coinside with the ref. Given that all pieces are made 1 mm too long. After 10 pieces the error is 1cm and a new piece will not fit with an old from early production. The only way to control such production is to test all new elements against the one single refrence element. 
Even the ref do not seem to be correct. If you build a complete testbridge from one set of new elements, you prove that these fit together, but not that one piece from this lot will join with parts from an earlier lot. 
Most likely all parts where set in a jig during welding to asure correct dimentions. KjellG (talk) 14:40, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dimention testing