"no portion may extend below the top surface"

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Re: "no portion may extend below the top surface"

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retired1 wrote:That rule does not need clarification. It plainly states that NO portion can extend below the blocks that it sets on. No means nothing or zero portion of the structure.
This. I don't understand where all the confusion is coming from.
1. At start, no part of the bridge may be below the test supports.
2. During testing, the bridge is allowed to extend under the test supports.
3. If, during testing, any part of the bridge touches the test base, this is counted as failure and loading must not continue.

Quite simple really.
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In the statement 'no portion of the bridge may extend below the top surface of the test supports' does the loading block count as part of the bridge, meaning can the loading block extend below the top surface of the test supports? or can the eyebolt extend below the top surface of the test supports?
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Re: "no portion may extend below the top surface"

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royT wrote:In the statement 'no portion of the bridge may extend below the top surface of the test supports' does the loading block count as part of the bridge, meaning can the loading block extend below the top surface of the test supports? or can the eyebolt extend below the top surface of the test supports?
I would consider the loading block as part of the testing apparatus and not the bridge, so the eyebolt can extend below the top surface of the test supports. Also, bridge seems like it refers to the wooden structure you bring to the competition, which wouldn't include the loading block which should be provided by the event supervisor.

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Re: "no portion may extend below the top surface"

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thank you Bernard
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