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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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 Some fellows here need help alongside Kuria. For a start, railways are elevated along animal corridor and they also get elevated on plains for engineering reasons. Assuming someone's proff lost his books at that aviation college and therefore, the welder did not conclude his syllabus, he may refer to the following physics lessons; Tractive effort Track curvature Percentage grade Tractive force required for acceleration. I rest my lesson. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Njung'e wrote:Hahahahahaha.......Seriously, we have mega problems with our graduate engineers. @njung'e Personal battles with @impunity aside, why was the line elevated for 500Kms. Its a major cost added and there has to be a good reason. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Njung'e wrote:Hahahahahaha.......Seriously, we have mega problems with our graduate engineers. @njung'e Personal battles with @impunity aside, why was the line elevated for 500Kms. Its a major cost added and there has to be a good reason. Sorry Obi. I have no problem with the welder. Just his ignorance. Animal corridors is one but the rest has to do with the fact that the train has to climb from sea level to heights above 6800 feet ASL. This must be done efficiently, at the design speeds and considering loads to be hauled. Same applies for a railway line going down hill (say from Londiani to Kisumu and i think this is one reason why SGR will pass through Bomet to Kisumu rather than through Nakuru). The rolling is moderated and this also informs sizing of engines for various levels of loads. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/23/2008 Posts: 3,017
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Njung'e wrote:Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Njung'e wrote:Hahahahahaha.......Seriously, we have mega problems with our graduate engineers. @njung'e Personal battles with @impunity aside, why was the line elevated for 500Kms. Its a major cost added and there has to be a good reason. Sorry Obi. I have no problem with the welder. Just his ignorance. Animal corridors is one but the rest has to do with the fact that the train has to climb from sea level to heights above 6800 feet ASL. This must be done efficiently, at the design speeds and considering loads to be hauled. Same applies for a railway line going down hill (say from Londiani to Kisumu and i think this is one reason why SGR will pass through Bomet to Kisumu rather than through Nakuru). The rolling is moderated and this also informs sizing of engines for various levels of loads. Thanks for this, I bet they are going to dig the sh*t out of the escarpment before the train drops into the Rift Valley, or create a massive bridge to manage the altitude drop to the Rift floor, that will be interesting. "The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:[quote=Njung'e][quote=Obi 1 Kanobi][quote=Njung'e]
Thanks for this, I bet they are going to dig the sh*t out of the escarpment before the train drops into the Rift Valley, or create a massive bridge to manage the altitude drop to the Rift floor, that will be interesting. ....Okay!. You are really funny!. Back to business. There will be no long bridges to the floor of the RV. The easier and far much gentler route would still be using the inner length of the side of the escarpment just as in the current situation. James May offers a simplified explanation in the video below. I hope this helps. http://tracks.lionel.com...-cant-trains-go-uphill/
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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Njung'e wrote:Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Njung'e wrote:Hahahahahaha.......Seriously, we have mega problems with our graduate engineers. @njung'e Personal battles with @impunity aside, why was the line elevated for 500Kms. Its a major cost added and there has to be a good reason. Sorry Obi. I have no problem with the welder. Just his ignorance. Animal corridors is one but the rest has to do with the fact that the train has to climb from sea level to heights above 6800 feet ASL. This must be done efficiently, at the design speeds and considering loads to be hauled. Same applies for a railway line going down hill (say from Londiani to Kisumu and i think this is one reason why SGR will pass through Bomet to Kisumu rather than through Nakuru). The rolling is moderated and this also informs sizing of engines for various levels of loads. S.E.N.I.L.E.Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Njung'e wrote:Obi 1 Kanobi wrote:Njung'e wrote:Hahahahahaha.......Seriously, we have mega problems with our graduate engineers. @njung'e Personal battles with @impunity aside, why was the line elevated for 500Kms. Its a major cost added and there has to be a good reason. Sorry Obi. I have no problem with the welder. Just his ignorance. Animal corridors is one but the rest has to do with the fact that the train has to climb from sea level to heights above 6800 feet ASL. This must be done efficiently, at the design speeds and considering loads to be hauled. Same applies for a railway line going down hill (say from Londiani to Kisumu and i think this is one reason why SGR will pass through Bomet to Kisumu rather than through Nakuru). The rolling is moderated and this also informs sizing of engines for various levels of loads. Thanks for this, I bet they are going to dig the sh*t out of the escarpment before the train drops into the Rift Valley, or create a massive bridge to manage the altitude drop to the Rift floor, that will be interesting. If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Njung'e wrote: Some fellows here need help alongside Kuria. For a start, railways are elevated along animal corridor and they also get elevated on plains for engineering reasons. Assuming someone's proff lost his books at that aviation college and therefore, the welder did not conclude his syllabus, he may refer to the following physics lessons; Tractive effort Track curvature Percentage grade Tractive force required for acceleration. I rest my lesson. For the rest of us who didnt attend engineering or welding classes, I have tried to simplify the above lessons in a layman's language 1. Tractive effort-When you are landing and you feel like your landing gear is being held captive by the airpor(esp when she is having an orgasms), that'sthe tractive effort of the airport 2.Track curvature-Refer to teh photo of Edna Kariuki(the fisilet who caused the death of Muganda) 3.Percentage grade-The incline/decline of the airport relative to the landing position 4.Tractive force required for acceleration.-The force exerted by your landing gear in an airport If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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This forum will exposed so many of the so called "half baked" graduates "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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