Sincere thanks to JB

[NickD]

Would like to post a sincere thanks to Johan Bornman.

He travelled all the way to Pretoria today and presented the final year Civil Engineering students at Tuks with an excellent, down to earth explanation of the structural mechanics of bicycle wheels.

My motive was partly selfish but I also wished to expose students to the fact that structures are all around us and we dont even notice or try and understand how they work.

On behalf of the Dept of Civil Engineering, thanks a mil JB!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously effective marketing for cycling.

 

Nick Dekker

Professor of Structural Engineering.    

Dept Civil Engineering

University of Pretoria

[slowpoke]

[Johan Bornman]

Thanks Nick, it was an absolute pleasure.

[TheLegend]

 

Thanks Nick' date=' it was an absolute pleasure.[/quote']

 

of course it was....

 

[David #7]

What a nice post. I have a lot of respect for JBs views, opinions and advice.

[Tumbleweed]

johan, ask him for the phone number of that chick

[TheLegend]

 

 

johan' date=' ask him for the phone number of that chick[/quote']

 

 

oh no, you really said it.

TheLegend2008-10-14 06:18:50

[shawn]

[Tumbleweed]

johan' date=' ask him for the phone number of that chick[/quote']



oh no, you really said it.

 

shame, i hope mud dee's not too upset. i mean, he only got a boyfriend, like, an hour ago

[shaunh]

Nice one Johan!!

[White Eagle]

Never had any of these "down to earth explanation of the structural mechanics of bicycle wheels." in my day.

 

All I remember of 4th year Structures was pages and pages of formula's, and I should know I did it twice.

Well done to you NickD for taking the theory and getting someone to explain how it is applied to things we see everyday, I wish some of the lecturers had taken the effort in my day, I may have even completed the degree in 4 years.

[Piernas Flacas]

What a nice post. I have a lot of respect for JBs views' date=' opinions and advice.[/quote']

 

I second that.

[AndreZA]

Never had any of these "down to earth explanation of the structural mechanics of bicycle wheels." in my day.

 

All I remember of 4th year Structures was pages and pages of formula's' date=' and I should know I did it twice.

Well done to you NickD for taking the theory and getting someone to explain how it is applied to things we see everyday, I wish some of the lecturers had taken the effort in my day, I may have even completed the degree in 4 years.

[/quote']

 

They could not because the wheel was not invented yet back then.

 

 

[Ox_Wagon]

Never had any of these "down to earth explanation of the structural mechanics of bicycle wheels." in my day.

 

All I remember of 4th year Structures was pages and pages of formula's' date=' and I should know I did it twice.

Well done to you NickD for taking the theory and getting someone to explain how it is applied to things we see everyday, I wish some of the lecturers had taken the effort in my day, I may have even completed the degree in 4 years.

[/quote']

 

They could not because the wheel was not invented yet back then.

 

 

 

So have we figured out if spokes are ever in compression?

 

 

[#Pete#]

Great idea! Did the students enjoy it as much as you did?