Golden Gate Bridge | The CRAZY Engineering behind it

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  • The design and construction of the Golden gate bridge led to revolution in Civil engineering. Let's understand all the magical engineering behind the Golden gate bridge.
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  • @Lesics
    @Lesics  Рік тому +818

    Hello everyone, Lesics is in a brink of shutting down. Your help at Patreon is crucial for us - www.patreon.com/Lesics
    Hoping for your support, Cheers Sabin Mathew

    • @ndd5619
      @ndd5619 Рік тому +12

      All your videos are really Great...and a Big hiiii to the girl in this video @Yogita🥳😘

    • @johnstrawb3521
      @johnstrawb3521 Рік тому +7

      Architect here, with an emphasis on structural engineering. Bravo!

    • @MukeshKumar-bg8fe
      @MukeshKumar-bg8fe Рік тому +3

      Amazing🔥🔥🔥

    • @sharancr8
      @sharancr8 Рік тому +4

      Sir make a video about speedometer

    • @vroomyomo8134
      @vroomyomo8134 Рік тому +2

      Love your video! Thank you! 😍

  • @pachitapuchicaca
    @pachitapuchicaca Рік тому +20540

    I appreciate that they went above and beyond to create a 3D version of the engineer, just so we can see him proudly cross his arms..

    • @JaySmith91
      @JaySmith91 Рік тому +475

      If you ask me, that's time well spent!

    • @KarlenBell
      @KarlenBell Рік тому +394

      I crossed my arms with him @2:21 so that I could feel as proud as he did 😅

    • @mistamal
      @mistamal Рік тому +248

      IT WAS FOR THE FIST BUMP

    • @dgw6448
      @dgw6448 Рік тому +36

      Agreed. It was a high point

    • @devanshgarg31
      @devanshgarg31 Рік тому +4

      🤣

  • @moxxy3565
    @moxxy3565 Рік тому +4878

    Very realistic animation. Especially the part where one worker ran the cable while 2 others just stared at the water. 😂

    • @vallunahkonen
      @vallunahkonen Рік тому +189

      @@stuka1111 clearly missed the joke there...

    • @moxxy3565
      @moxxy3565 Рік тому +234

      @@stuka1111 the animation is Great. I was making a joke about how there is usually a bunch of construction workers standing around doing nothing. At least in the US.

    • @praetorian3902
      @praetorian3902 Рік тому +36

      @@moxxy3565 E.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e!!!

    • @crylune
      @crylune Рік тому +49

      @@moxxy3565 I mean, if I was paid their wage and had literally no worker rights in comparison to Europe I would also stop giving a shit.

    • @peterdu8536
      @peterdu8536 Рік тому

      @@crylune then go to europe🤣

  • @PROTOTYPE-ISH
    @PROTOTYPE-ISH Місяць тому +84

    Anyone else here after Baltimore's Key Bridge accident and collapse?👀 Great video, by the way. Very insightful!

  • @JohnSmith-nw2ls
    @JohnSmith-nw2ls Рік тому +383

    Designing and rendering a 15 minute animation like this is also quite a feat of engineering, especially one with as much detail as this one. Thank you so much for all the hard work and time putting this together

    • @Getohracer33
      @Getohracer33 9 місяців тому +1

      AI Puts all these types of infovideos together

    • @lucasread1743
      @lucasread1743 7 місяців тому +14

      @@Getohracer33umm are you sure???

  • @samarthbarshi1916
    @samarthbarshi1916 Рік тому +5766

    They made all this in a time when there was no CAD and other simulation softwares. It's truly remarkable.

    • @Zuconja
      @Zuconja Рік тому +224

      This was made in modern era, after industrial revolution, it's not that impressive, it's way more remarkable what Romans achieved.

    • @eyeofthepyramid2596
      @eyeofthepyramid2596 Рік тому +162

      All you need is a pen and paper

    • @FrankToasty
      @FrankToasty Рік тому +35

      Just do it the traditional way which is oh dear.

    • @0xD1CE
      @0xD1CE Рік тому +399

      @@Zuconja Right, the Romans made poop sewers. Truly remarkable...

    • @ripbob1780
      @ripbob1780 Рік тому +213

      @@Zuconja both can be impressive

  • @okdarius
    @okdarius Рік тому +2066

    I'm not even that into civil engineering but this was REALLY fascinating to watch and learn about.

    • @HungryTv13
      @HungryTv13 Рік тому +6

      stop the cap, that was awful

    • @okdarius
      @okdarius Рік тому +69

      @@HungryTv13 huh? if you're talking about the animations solely then maybe, but if the animations is all you got from this video then god help you.

    • @NevrrPresntt
      @NevrrPresntt Рік тому

      Same here bro

    • @jamesy_2680
      @jamesy_2680 Рік тому +8

      I am a Mechanical Engineering student myself, and this is fascinating tho

    • @bellamarley9455
      @bellamarley9455 Рік тому +1

      Its structural engineering

  • @WaveArsenal
    @WaveArsenal Рік тому +73

    I appreciate how the sharks just calmly watch the divers working to place the bombs, like "Leave em alone, they're doing complicated work here.."

  • @HimDead1228
    @HimDead1228 Місяць тому +48

    I'm here after the Bridge collapse in Baltimore. Very very tragic 😞

    • @henryhenderson7051
      @henryhenderson7051 Місяць тому +2

      Big difference between the main pillars of the two bridges right?

    • @HimDead1228
      @HimDead1228 Місяць тому +1

      @@henryhenderson7051 I'm not sure at this point. Looks like a similar structure. The B-more bridge had more pillars underneath

    • @Claax4
      @Claax4 Місяць тому

      ​@@HimDead1228that was the most random and unexpected thing that happened here in Baltimore like i wasn't expecting that but seems like they crashed the ship on purpose since you can watch as the cargo ship turns towards the pillar

    • @cosled
      @cosled Місяць тому

      @@Claax4power turned off.

    • @Claax4
      @Claax4 Місяць тому

      @@cosled no the currents were pushing the ship around since there were currents there and the power went off twice but the moon lit up the sky so they could see where they were going

  • @gregparrott
    @gregparrott Рік тому +2536

    14:33 I attended the bridge's 50th anniversary in 1987. When the bridge operators approved the temporary closure to vehicles, they estimated 50,000 would attend. The actual number was estimated at peak, close to 800,000 had come, far more than could even fit on the bridge. You can find photos that show masses of people stretching back on to land, unable to reach the span. I attempted to cross the bridge - end to end. It was so crowded that after two hours, I only made it from the toll booths to mid span. The sag was visible. Could you imagine if the cables snapped, killing several hundred thousand? Even though the bridge held up fine, the bridge operators said they will NOT repeat such an event.

    • @PaschanTOPs
      @PaschanTOPs Рік тому +278

      They will repeat it in 2037 for 100th anniversary of the bridge. You'll see.

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Рік тому +214

      @@PaschanTOPs My bet is that they won't. On many levels, the '87 celebration was too great a safety hazard. While I am unaware of any deaths, I did see a paramedic team try to take someone out on a stretcher. People did their best to get out of the way, but it was dismally slow. Bridge operators and the city of S.F. can't risk another 'open house' on the span. Maybe they'd close it for a televised parade - like the Thanksgiving Macy's parade down Fifth avenue. The center would be cordoned off to pedestrians, but a long stretch of the roadway beyond either side of the bridge is also closed to traffic. This enable all attendees yo view the parade.

    • @cosmosaviatoric
      @cosmosaviatoric Рік тому +16

      Wow... Was there anybody frightened (if they realised) when the bridge was sagged?

    • @bodybuilderslave7125
      @bodybuilderslave7125 Рік тому +40

      I was stuck in mid span for over an hour. I was terrified because not mentioned was the center span was swaying side to side. I think mass intelligence sensed that it would unsafe to institute a Wave as fans at sporting events did in their seats. I think the induced additional forces of the wave would have brought down the bridge. I had claustrophia

    • @bodybuilderslave7125
      @bodybuilderslave7125 Рік тому +21

      Also not mentioned that about 6 months prior the concrete roadway was replace with steel plating to lighten the load and strain

  • @nischalk1336
    @nischalk1336 Рік тому +1930

    Whoah, Lesics would make anyone fall in love with physics. Brilliant production, perfectly explained. Free content can't get better than this.

    • @nerdy4172
      @nerdy4172 Рік тому +26

      This is not physics. It’s engineering. You are in the wrong place.

    • @nischalk1336
      @nischalk1336 Рік тому +84

      @@nerdy4172 it's engineering with an emphasis of physics. The channel's name literally is LESICS(Learn Engineering through Physics). So don't try to act smart lmao, and understand the point.

    • @navneetanand4503
      @navneetanand4503 Рік тому +13

      @@nerdy4172 it's Learn Engineering through phySICS (LESICS)

    • @ArfatXeon
      @ArfatXeon Рік тому +8

      @@nischalk1336 He is still right. This is engineering, not physics. Engineering merely uses physics, which is not the same as learning physics.

    • @nischalk1336
      @nischalk1336 Рік тому +5

      @@ArfatXeon Point that out to the creator of this channel, not me. I'm merely representing what LESICS actually stands for.

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 Рік тому +13

    Always fun to see computer animation of the bridge construction. Reminding us that the actual design and work was done in the 30’s

  • @Ronald-Butler
    @Ronald-Butler 13 днів тому +1

    Shout-out to the construction workers for risking their lives to make this project a reality

  • @hyliedoobius5114
    @hyliedoobius5114 Рік тому +2193

    Joseph Strauss was officially the Chief Engineer, based primarily on his long history of building drawbridges throughout the country. But for the GGB, Strauss had absolutely no involvement with its design. The suspension design was proposed by Leon Moisseiff, a Latvian immigrant who had been involved on other large suspension bridges in New York, and it was he who had the idea of an elegant suspension bridge. The real brains behind turning the concept into a well-designed structure, however, belongs entirely to Charles Ellis, a meticulous structural engineer who personally made all the static and dynamic load calculations, including solving some equations with 37 variables…all done without the benefit of computers. Strauss became so irritated with the attention Mr. Ellis was getting from the press and other engineers that Strauss canned him. It wasn’t until the 75th anniversary of the bridge’s completion in 2013 that a plaque was installed on the bridge to honor Charles Ellis as the true designer.

    • @InspektoraDeFrutas.
      @InspektoraDeFrutas. Рік тому +120

      Wow, what do you know.
      Thanks for sharing the truth about this!

    • @goldwally1428
      @goldwally1428 Рік тому +33

      care to share some links?

    • @ninja.saywhat
      @ninja.saywhat Рік тому +269

      if this is true then this absolutely needs to be pinned. the uploader puts too much credit on the strauss guy throughout the video without mentioning the other chief minds behind this engineering marvel.

    • @palalala5253
      @palalala5253 Рік тому +35

      Woah, i search it and its true, thanks for sharing it

    • @SamMonkulas
      @SamMonkulas Рік тому +124

      In the history I have learned, its always TWISTED stories that are given importance, and the REAL people behind the projects like this are always hidden under carpet. Joseph S must be a wealthy guy with lots of influence, so his name will live forever while the Real Designer & Engineers will die unhonoured. This is bullshit world that we live in everyday - Thanks Hylie Doobius for honouring the Real people.

  • @HotdogJuice
    @HotdogJuice Рік тому +1354

    I'm very interested in the work of those divers. I just can't wrap my mind around doing construction in those underwater conditions. Amazing!

    • @dailyrevs1320
      @dailyrevs1320 Рік тому +32

      Same here. I’m going to look for a video or picture of them now lol

    • @1rage17
      @1rage17 Рік тому +60

      Sounds absolutely insane. I wanna know how many people died creating this bridge. If none, that’s an amazing feat or an amazing lie

    • @rahulkulk745
      @rahulkulk745 Рік тому +1

      @@1rage17 did people really died?

    • @zarrex6808
      @zarrex6808 Рік тому +94

      @@rahulkulk745 11 men died. Most old large scale construction jobs have fatal accidents.

    • @millerdlv541
      @millerdlv541 Рік тому +9

      Seven died building the MGM grand in Las Vegas.

  • @hrithikgeorge4751
    @hrithikgeorge4751 Рік тому +9

    Each procedure is so interesting that I'd love to watch entire videos explaining each step further. It's a marvellous structure!

  • @Alex-ed8vj
    @Alex-ed8vj 8 місяців тому

    Man, you are brilliant. One of the best UA-cam channels. Not just my grandson (who loves everything engineering) enjoyed the video, but I also learned a LOT of interesting things.

  • @patraic5241
    @patraic5241 Рік тому +750

    Fun fact. The Golden Gate Bridge undergoes constant maintenance. There is a crew that works from one end of the bridge to the other. They repair and replace rusted out pieces and repaint as they go. This is a never ending loop. When they reach the end the crew goes back to the other side and begins the process all over again.

    • @pallin2198
      @pallin2198 Рік тому +9

      Pretty cool

    • @floggyWM1
      @floggyWM1 Рік тому +63

      you just explained pretty much every bridge in NYC

    • @joashbergman5477
      @joashbergman5477 Рік тому +34

      Fun fact for you: Though the GGB has a longer span between main towers, the Mackinac Bridge sports a total length 3 times that of the GGB(5 miles long). I have crossed a few times. Every time there is a maintenance crew working on the bridge. What they do is they paint the bridge every year, starting on one side, ending the year on the other side.

    • @davidperry1116
      @davidperry1116 Рік тому +26

      Job security

    • @axshman6914
      @axshman6914 Рік тому +38

      Sounds like a steady job

  • @Vizal
    @Vizal Рік тому +435

    It's astonishing how everyday things that surround you and that you normally don't think much about have such ingenious stories behind them!

  • @jays2551
    @jays2551 Рік тому +9

    this is becoming my favorite channel on yt. thank you guys so much for the work that you do! these videos are incredible and honestly so well-made that it's kinda shocking. please keep making these!

  • @xReisk
    @xReisk Рік тому

    Subscribed. Im so happy that something inside of me snapped and decided to learn about stuff about the world, from ancient times to modern times, from old civilizations to modern structures also.
    You go to the points, good animation and visualizations! Thanks a lot for sharing!

  • @WachiravitSupasa
    @WachiravitSupasa Рік тому +43

    8:46 Total Jump scare

    • @asvj
      @asvj Рік тому +4

      I'm having an anxiety and heart attack when he drop that thing

    • @henrykaulroloz4557
      @henrykaulroloz4557 Рік тому

      Lol

    • @Trx500Fa
      @Trx500Fa Рік тому

      Dang, my heart dropped

  • @Matt33318
    @Matt33318 Рік тому +691

    This man with his engineer colleagues designed this bridge without advanced CAD and simulation programs and computers. Using just pencils, papers and editing tools like rulers and drawing compasses. Today it is still standing there and get the job done, between those harsh environments.

    • @qbcd
      @qbcd Рік тому +2

      I think he was disabled while he designed it

    • @harixav
      @harixav Рік тому +24

      Even more amazing is humans reaching the moon using computers that were 100 times less powerful than your sixth gen iphone.

    • @onlyplaysveigar7241
      @onlyplaysveigar7241 Рік тому +25

      @@harixav thousands of times less powerful

    • @ArbiSyarifudin
      @ArbiSyarifudin Рік тому

      @@harixav moon landing the biggest hoax

    • @Nallah108
      @Nallah108 Рік тому +19

      If he had used "advanced CAD and simulation programs and computers" the bridge would have collapsed already.

  • @GP-MeTube
    @GP-MeTube Рік тому +25

    Great video presentation. They forgot to include the bridge road to be slightly arched, like an old arch bridge design. It may lessen the tension of the cables and reduce damage when the road deck steel expands. When the finger expansion has no more room for expansion, the steel road deck will push horizontally and may damage the two towers. When the road deck is slightly arched, it will just push up to lessen compression. The designers are very smart. It's a combination of an arch bridge and a suspension bridge.

    • @lawrence5039
      @lawrence5039 9 місяців тому +2

      It's mainly to avoid 'slump' when the load is very heavy. It becomes level when maximum load is on it.......except when 300K people were on in. Slump of 6 meters is huge, but it didn't apparently crack! (I would LOVE to know the concrete mix and steel usage that held w/o cracks). Along with this bridge, the Empire State Building is on the list of top 7 (ASCE) civil engineering wonders of the world. The ESP was built, and open for business in just 14-1/2 months, during the depression, followed by W2....leaving the owners with no profit until early 1950's. (Retired, structural: bridges/dams/high rise bldgs) Slide Rules ROCK!!

    • @jeremysmith9694
      @jeremysmith9694 25 днів тому +1

      Also I wondered about wind. How did they factor that into the design?

    • @GP-MeTube
      @GP-MeTube 24 дні тому +1

      @@jeremysmith9694 The designer is smart. I know there's no wind tunnel that time to simulate the wind effect. Maybe I am wrong. The steel truss structure below the road prevents swaying when there’s a high wind. The wind easily passes through and less drag. Remember the Tacoma Narrow Bridge collapse due to high winds? When they rebuilt the bridge, it was almost the same as the Golden Gate Bridge truss (under the road) and less swaying during high wind. Sometime in 2021 when I was in San Francisco VA Hospital, I could hear a high pitch sound coming from the Golden Gate Bridge area. There was a high wind that day. When I passed the Golden Gate that same day, I could hear the bridge was screaming. I am positive the neighborhood is not happy. I heard when they fixed the railing sometime in 2020, they can hear the high pitch sound during high winds. I am not sure if they already fixed it.

  • @memememe8569
    @memememe8569 5 місяців тому +2

    Just started learning framework of bridges in my school, and i was very curious on how bridges are made ever since then. This really helped me understand alot.

  • @DanO530.8
    @DanO530.8 Рік тому +516

    He was a genius he didn’t have todays technology much respect to the designer and his family the Golden Gate Bridge is a wonder of our world

    • @fullbring1926
      @fullbring1926 Рік тому +11

      Thinking of his imagination is on other level. 💪

    • @VesperTV_
      @VesperTV_ Рік тому +11

      Was he ? We know from experience that such monumental project would have required teams of engineers. Not just one random smart dude...

    • @DanO530.8
      @DanO530.8 Рік тому +12

      @@VesperTV_ you do have a point there but theirs always the main person ….like president ….like coach…..like superintendent….like mob boss….so on so on

    • @kassandraofodyssey6475
      @kassandraofodyssey6475 Рік тому +19

      @@DanO530.8To put it simply, there’s always someone with a vision and a plan. The teams of workers are just the people constructing it. Not to undermine their efforts though they played a very big role in the Golden Gate’s construction.

    • @criticalthinker1123
      @criticalthinker1123 Рік тому +2

      @@VesperTV_ *Team are like a herd of sheep, they need guidance*

  • @Xavierpng
    @Xavierpng Рік тому +231

    Amazing! The wisdom knowledge and skill to get this done at that time (1930s) is beyond me!
    Thank you Lesics for always making these well animated and explained videos!

  • @jacobLan
    @jacobLan Рік тому +4

    I'm so honored to see this engineering introduce in this video. Thank you.

  • @coyrex1250
    @coyrex1250 3 дні тому

    The underwater stuff especially is just insane. It's amazing how this thing was built.

  • @Life_42
    @Life_42 Рік тому +10

    9:08 the first bump was awesome!!!

  • @samessa3155
    @samessa3155 9 місяців тому

    Amazing engineering. Thank you for your clever & clear video 🎉

  • @42meep13
    @42meep13 Рік тому +104

    Additional facts:
    At the time of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction, no steelworks on the West Coast could produce components large enough to construct the towers, so they were shipped via the recently finished Panama Canal from the East Coast (New York specifically I belive)
    The Red color originally was to be a temporary coat to protect the bridge while a final color could be chosen (the navy suggested yellow/black stripes for visibility reasons) but it was stuck with as the locals were fond of it
    The Bridge was constructed with an unprecedented (for the time) emphasis on worker safety, to the point as far as I'm aware there was only one fatal accident during construction.

    • @officialnickname
      @officialnickname Рік тому +18

      Says on Wikipedia that apart from this one fatal accident, there was also a constructive part with 10 people on in, that fell into the net. The net didn't hold up, so all of them fell to their death. Still those 11 deaths were far below the 36 fatalities they estimated before construction.

    • @PHLEX_10
      @PHLEX_10 9 місяців тому +8

      @@officialnickname Thank you for this info. I was wondering when the video would say how many people died in the process of construction. Idk, I think it's important to remember the fallen and their sacrifice to appreciate their success. 🙏

    • @Mcgovern124
      @Mcgovern124 8 місяців тому

      Steel came from Bethlehem and transported to Philli where it was shipped to SF.

    • @neutonduarte3266
      @neutonduarte3266 5 місяців тому

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    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 3 місяці тому

      11 of the 36 estimated is good, but I'm sure it wasn't any less significant to their families​@@officialnickname

  • @cpcattin
    @cpcattin Рік тому +252

    My Grandfather (1890 - 1964) wrote a book on the engineering of the bridge contemporarily with its costruction. (1935). He was an engineer for the City of San Francisco. BTW. I don’t think they used roller compacted concrete. I inherited a small piece of one strand of the cable and splice from my mother. The Golden Gate Bridge will always be the standard for beautiful infrastructure. His book is still for sale at the gift shop.

    • @TheAlonso1813
      @TheAlonso1813 Рік тому +5

      Roller compacted concrete?when it is wet We use big long vibrator (nothing sexual )thing say my boss that it is use to help the concrete compact it self and get rid of air boobles or something like that .

    • @TheAlonso1813
      @TheAlonso1813 Рік тому +2

      BTW I like your comment, you’re lucky and sure to feel great to know that your family was part on that amazing bridge

    • @QueenCityHornets
      @QueenCityHornets Рік тому

      @@TheAlonso1813 air boobles? Boobies?

    • @cadethenderson1
      @cadethenderson1 Рік тому +3

      My research showed that RCC was not used on the deck. RCC is usually for unreinforced concrete. Good documentary video and narration. However, I think it should have mentioned the use of the catenary formula that was used and the involvements for Eng. Charles Ellis and that Strauss died the following year.

    • @bikeny
      @bikeny Рік тому +7

      What's the title? I'd like to see if it's in my local library here in New York City.

  • @krell2130
    @krell2130 7 місяців тому

    Another great childrens education vid from Lesics!
    My 4 yr old loves these!

  • @manueldonohue3487
    @manueldonohue3487 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for this animation I was a union ironworker local 86 Seattle Washington I'm 67 Now so seeing all of this just brings back memories I even got to work on the Golden Gate a small retrofit job froze my ass off on on the south end thanks for presentation

  • @jameshoffman552
    @jameshoffman552 Рік тому +75

    13:40 The support wire runner-layer is amazing. You can't find people today to do that kind of work.

    • @ocamlmail
      @ocamlmail Рік тому +6

      Why he should run?

    • @arinroday9087
      @arinroday9087 Рік тому +4

      why can't I find people today ?

    • @fahad_hassan_92
      @fahad_hassan_92 Рік тому +2

      lol

    • @luisgandster420
      @luisgandster420 Рік тому +2

      Lol 😂 ikr !! Ppl it’s just a joke

    • @DeepKumar.
      @DeepKumar. Рік тому +3

      @@ocamlmail coz of the slope, U can't really walk in those slopes if U have ever walked in these kinda slopes...

  • @jcbrena
    @jcbrena Рік тому +147

    The production of this video is awesome. Thank you for such a great explanation. This video should be on display for visitors of the bridge. I would have definitely appreciated the bridge even more if I’d seen this video.

  • @BaoNguyen-ft3qj
    @BaoNguyen-ft3qj 10 днів тому +1

    bro i wasnt expecting a 15 minute video of physics and the engineering of a bridge

  • @DrawingTechnical
    @DrawingTechnical 4 місяці тому +2

    So many engineering challenges solved with master level solutions, and on top of that a great animation to explain it all. Excellence!

  • @Absol27
    @Absol27 Рік тому +13

    2:16 I love how Joseph is just like a good 300 feet tall. makes sense.

  • @youboy9586
    @youboy9586 Рік тому +100

    That is why i as civil engineer really fall in love with these kind of mega structures.
    Only those who worked on structures know how they built it. For normal people it is just bridge to connect with each other but for us it is more than that it is our emotions, our commitment and love to our country.

    • @harisali2229
      @harisali2229 Рік тому +1

      indeed!!!

    • @wooshbait36
      @wooshbait36 Рік тому +2

      I'm construction worker, much better and easier work than engineer

    • @mastermind5421
      @mastermind5421 Рік тому

      @@wooshbait36 your not getting paid as much

    • @wooshbait36
      @wooshbait36 Рік тому +3

      @@mastermind5421 False, depends at what exactly you do and in wich country. I get paid about equal with most engineers, I work more hours officially to be honest, but my friends that are engineers work a lot off the clock, even when they are home.
      Only disadvantage in my book is that my work is almost always in dusty environment and more physical

  • @Martin-qm2lg
    @Martin-qm2lg Місяць тому +1

    A very enlightening education! Just incredible how brilliant these engineers are. They are the heroes that make our lives better, not pop stars or movie stars!

  • @anesuronaldtarumbwa2657
    @anesuronaldtarumbwa2657 День тому +2

    Greatest video ever, the animations and the explanations are engaging.

  • @islamicwhatsappstatusworld5736
    @islamicwhatsappstatusworld5736 Рік тому +53

    The way he appreciates, credits and mentions the chief engineer, divers and even the cable workers proved the knowledge is nothing without discipline, execution, teaching and spreading them. He deserves an Oscar for such a animation film

  • @carlwilliams6977
    @carlwilliams6977 Рік тому +209

    They give Strauss far too much credit here (a common mistake)! Strauss did come up with the concept of bridging the golden gate, and was its chief promoter, a herculean task in itself! However, he primarily designed cantilever bridges and did not have the engineering experience to create the suspension bridge that was built. Charles A. Ellis was the primary engineer.
    Also, they show the traffic flowing in the wrong direction on the bridge. Our steering wheels are on the left in San Francisco!😂
    Other than that, a very interesting video!

    • @geothermal
      @geothermal Рік тому +6

      Yes, when I reached the 6:17 mark, I thought, "The cars are driving the wrong way!" (^: Digital effects might have been created in the UK or some other country where they drive on the left. If built today with polymers, it could be a cable-stayed bridge. But the people might revolt about that. Or they could make it with lighter materials and have the same design, but towers closer to the shore to save money. It costs a lot to maintain this bridge so they might replace it some day.

  • @lamborghinijasiek
    @lamborghinijasiek Рік тому +8

    It is so incredible that they were able to build this bridge with no modern technology. Huge respect for those people

    • @6z0
      @6z0 10 місяців тому +1

      Oh they had technology lol. The Romans are the ones who built great structures without modern technology.

  • @jayvision7490
    @jayvision7490 Рік тому +1

    I always wondered what was so special about a simple bridge, now I know. Thank you. I love learning random information.

  • @SoumilSahu
    @SoumilSahu Рік тому +210

    Maybe I'm biased, but I don't understand how people complain about the fact that we don't make beautiful monuments anymore. Building something like this bridge is a far more impressive and inspiring feat of the human species.

    • @paradoxica424
      @paradoxica424 Рік тому +21

      infrastructure is a massive upfront investment with no immediate return. now consider neoliberal capitalism. the conclusion is left as an exercise for the reader.

    • @paradoxica424
      @paradoxica424 Рік тому +5

      for example, the stuff of space sci-fi presented in kurzgesagt’s videos are possible. but who would pay for it?

    • @taylorjeffords1719
      @taylorjeffords1719 Рік тому +4

      Square disposable structure is less math.

    • @dirkbecker2961
      @dirkbecker2961 Рік тому

      @@paradoxica424 So it means when the Golden Gate bridge was built there was no capitalism in America? What then, socialism? Modern America can't build such structures because it had to admit that it needs white men to build. BLM and feminists won't do the work.

    • @paradoxica424
      @paradoxica424 Рік тому

      lol intentionally conflating capitalism of a century ago with neoliberal capitalism. get fucked.

  • @LimeArt09
    @LimeArt09 9 місяців тому

    I've seen a short clip on Facebook, and now I'm here.
    Very interesting, hits the dopamine spot

  • @kindnessfirst9670
    @kindnessfirst9670 Рік тому +5

    They started painting it 86 years ago and have never finished because by the time the last part is painted the first part needs paint again. Imagine being a professional painter and spending your entire career painting only one structure.

  • @Thecardoctor365
    @Thecardoctor365 Рік тому +42

    I really am appreciative of the work and effort of everyone who made that bridge. Also I appreciate the hard work it took to make this video as well. It was super informative and showcased everything perfectly.

  • @Kittysniffles888
    @Kittysniffles888 Місяць тому

    I grew up in SF and loved seeing the bridge! I have crossed it many times but I never knew how it was built. So cool!

  • @sunset3052
    @sunset3052 3 дні тому

    Excellent video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @xOpTii
    @xOpTii Рік тому +111

    Okay okay, so now I fully understand why cisco went with that logo. What a phenomenal engineering!! Hands down the best looking and stunning bridge out there imo. 👏❤💯

  • @eddy-nd7nh
    @eddy-nd7nh Рік тому +14

    0:32 idk why I found the guy running down the bridge so hilarious

    • @Brejdu
      @Brejdu Рік тому +2

      Hes running like his life depends on it

    • @eddy-nd7nh
      @eddy-nd7nh Рік тому

      @@Brejdu lmao seriously 🤣

    • @saltysalt844
      @saltysalt844 Рік тому

      The next subway sufer

  • @fusical5577
    @fusical5577 Рік тому +2

    It's incredible what human beings are capable of. We must appreciate all the magnificent work people in the past have made for our pleasure

  • @Baneslayer
    @Baneslayer Рік тому +1

    Absolutely incredible and an underappreciated engineering marvel. I am impressed.

  • @MySpace662
    @MySpace662 Рік тому +49

    A well engineered vlog that I have seen on civil engineering. Thank You for sharing it.

  • @melinoess
    @melinoess Рік тому +39

    my grandfather was an engineer for the port authority in New York City, and worked on many famous bridges here(the gw, throggs neck, Verrazano). videos like these make me appreciate the work he did here even more.

    • @J.C...
      @J.C... Рік тому +2

      Mine was a steel worker, who built those sorts of things. He helped build most of the main buildings in his town, in central Louisiana. I miss him dearly 😞

    • @BillClay88
      @BillClay88 Рік тому +1

      Have you seen the new addition to the Guggenheim? I did that. Yep, and it didn't take very long either.

    • @melinoess
      @melinoess Рік тому

      @@J.C... ​ my grandfather also worked on the twin towers. he worked for the engineering firm that built the first 3 or 4 floors. he was a jewish immigrant from cuba whos dream it was to come here and build the bridges and skyscrapers he so greatly admired. he died last year, and i miss him dearly too.

    • @devinmoran59
      @devinmoran59 Рік тому

      My grandfather built the pyramids

    • @silversurfer8208
      @silversurfer8208 Рік тому

      @@J.C... liar

  • @alexanderv.k1696
    @alexanderv.k1696 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful, well calculated basics on this Golden gate bridge. Great info for civil engineers and a great experience for the passengers on this bridge. Alexander, lndia.

  • @nk_045
    @nk_045 9 місяців тому

    The way the channel showing this that's amazing

  • @michaeltodd2923
    @michaeltodd2923 Рік тому +8

    Never cared about this kind of stuff but last year i rode my bicycle from Canada to Mexico and i remember crossing the GGB at around ten miles an hour and actually able to stop to admire it and not be moving with traffic, but it was one if the best parts of my trip.
    On the north side of the bridge is this cool little park where you can stand at the base of the supports and just really get to admire the whole thing.
    Super cool video thank you.

  • @frankbiz
    @frankbiz Рік тому +13

    What an amazing video describing this engineering marvel. Thanks for the incredible 3D work you did, it brought it to life.

  • @AllenLee1026
    @AllenLee1026 9 місяців тому +3

    It turns out that the bridge was built like this, thanks for increasing my knowledge

  • @praveenkrsahu6355
    @praveenkrsahu6355 26 днів тому

    This is the amazing video i have seen in a long time. And also hats off to the engineer behind the golden gate bridge "The Joseph Strauss"

  • @PriMaLSunrise
    @PriMaLSunrise Рік тому

    Awesome that they took the time to animate all of this, nice video and thank you 🙏🏽 😊

  • @jitadhikary1619
    @jitadhikary1619 Рік тому +126

    Being a civil engineer I really aspire to do such types of projects.

    • @allroundergaminga2z
      @allroundergaminga2z Рік тому +1

      Bhai matt bana yaar plz hume hamre zindgi bhaut pyare hai 🤣

    • @maalikserebryakov
      @maalikserebryakov Рік тому +1

      @@allroundergaminga2z
      bro, don’t build (it). Plz, my life is very precious to me
      I do not know what “hamre” means.

    • @akshalgondalia5489
      @akshalgondalia5489 Рік тому

      which college bro ?

    • @drfate9110
      @drfate9110 Рік тому

      @@maalikserebryakov "hamare" means "our" not "my"

    • @jayzayproductions5454
      @jayzayproductions5454 Рік тому

      Stop being delusional you never will come close, go back to your legos bro

  • @frankbauerful
    @frankbauerful Рік тому +21

    Wow. I didn't know the bridge was such an impressive engineering feat. It deserves its place among the Wonders of the (modern) World. And they did all of this without computers.

  • @yasiralkhattab4743
    @yasiralkhattab4743 7 місяців тому

    This is what UA-cam is about ❤ good job subscribed

  • @ggtt2547
    @ggtt2547 Рік тому

    Can't even fathom how you design and compute all of this by hand. On paper. Amazing

  • @T1Earn
    @T1Earn Рік тому +6

    i want an explanation like this FOR EVERY SINGLE THING

  • @phs125
    @phs125 Рік тому +8

    Man the animation keeps getting better and better.
    Feels like I time travelled to the construction of the bridge...

  • @georgenjuguna799
    @georgenjuguna799 11 місяців тому

    For the longest period I have been watching different UA-cam videos in regards to the construction and this is best I have come across! I now understand

  • @lharris9924
    @lharris9924 6 місяців тому +1

    Ahhh.... always wanted to know HOW this bridge was built. I read some descriptions but as a non-engineer, need to see a visual representation. Especially the portion about laying the foundations and building the tower. Thank you!

  • @Skateboardfreakist
    @Skateboardfreakist Рік тому +9

    I wish there were videos like this when i studied engineering 5 years ago

    • @hmmm....1910
      @hmmm....1910 Рік тому

      @pyropulse Everyone who watches these videos are not engineers. So it has to be simplified, right?

  • @JerseyAccent653
    @JerseyAccent653 Рік тому +26

    I love this animation! Why better than B-roll of stock photos of the same thing over and over

    • @jake9854
      @jake9854 3 місяці тому

      but girls think this is borin n nerdy tho

    • @JerseyAccent653
      @JerseyAccent653 3 місяці тому

      @@jake9854 eff em

  • @phungcanhngo
    @phungcanhngo 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for the awesome video.

  • @robertortiz-wilson1588
    @robertortiz-wilson1588 Рік тому

    Thank you for such an incredibly well explained video!

  • @ukrainium_92
    @ukrainium_92 Рік тому +56

    Man, this is really impressive how they thought of all these problems to fix to build such a bridge

  • @EleyReiHer
    @EleyReiHer 3 місяці тому +1

    Not only that it is tough, the design is really elegant & looking contemporary up to this modern day. Iconic, forsure! Those are true masterbuilder 🎉

  • @Alessandro1983
    @Alessandro1983 3 місяці тому

    Very thoroughly explained. Thanks for taking the time to create this content.

  • @subhampradhan10112
    @subhampradhan10112 Рік тому +48

    I was always waiting for a civil Engineering video since I am a Civil Engineering student. Thankyou lesics for this. Joseph Baermann Strauss was a great Engineer. Respect to him 🙏.

    • @sayyamzahid7312
      @sayyamzahid7312 Рік тому +1

      I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment

    • @fearzstealth
      @fearzstealth Рік тому +1

      @@sayyamzahid7312 i live in india and i like your comment

    • @contrawise
      @contrawise Рік тому

      No - Strauss was not the actual engineer of this bridge. He has credit bestowed upon him that he does not deserve. Had it not been for the work of Charles Ellis, the bridge would have been nothing but a twinkle in Strauss's eye. Ellis did all the stress calculations, and made many engineering decisions that Strauss got credit for. Ellis was a distinguished mathematician and structural engineer; Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois. Ellis Hall, on the Engineering campus, was named for him. There would be no bridge without his work.

    • @markmejia3840
      @markmejia3840 Рік тому

      It was Charles Ellis who did this. Strauss is a glory hogger.

  • @jayzswayz4897
    @jayzswayz4897 Рік тому +37

    it wasn't just Joseph Strauss, there was a talented team of engineers and architects involved in this, give credit where it's due.

  • @NelaKarismaa-nz4og
    @NelaKarismaa-nz4og Рік тому

    Thank you for the animation, it helped visualize things rather than just saying words and plain picture

  • @Super_Pax
    @Super_Pax 3 місяці тому

    Really gives you a better appreciation for the massive amount of thought that goes into our infrastructure.

  • @syedadil6359
    @syedadil6359 Рік тому +6

    Watching this video and gaining such information makes me even more happier being a civil engineer.😊

  • @Mandy-cn8sq
    @Mandy-cn8sq Рік тому +4

    A master piece of engineering and architectural design

  • @onebicycle3772
    @onebicycle3772 9 днів тому

    Crazy engineering to give way for automobiles. Great👏🏻

  • @vanderlinde4you
    @vanderlinde4you Рік тому

    I live in lisbon, and i am always stunned by the proces of building a simular bridge and what comes with it. It's amazing.

  • @Meghnaaad
    @Meghnaaad Рік тому +5

    The foundation part is really intriguing. Its unbelievable what humans can achieve.

  • @hammad6852
    @hammad6852 Рік тому +79

    No doubt it is an engineering marvel. This makes me proud to be a Civil engineer student. This motivates me to study harder. While studying I just imagine that this 5 page numerical defines the lives of thousands of people who are going to use it.

  • @clementbowen4425
    @clementbowen4425 Рік тому +1

    Got the opportunity to see and cross the Golden Gate Bridge when I was in San Francisco some years back. It's was truly a sight to behold

  • @blue98jettavr6t
    @blue98jettavr6t Місяць тому +1

    This was great. So much better with the animations.

  • @mileswhite5515
    @mileswhite5515 Рік тому +13

    How brave the people are when building the concrete base is crazy. When sailing small boats around the base, swells can get to where it’s like sailing up a hill.

    • @Teddokrato
      @Teddokrato Рік тому

      Not a task for sensitive men
      True grit .

    • @gemini-mg6sc
      @gemini-mg6sc 9 місяців тому

      Those men certainly had balls of steel.

  • @davisantos5672
    @davisantos5672 Рік тому +3

    He's a genius and also protected the workers so well

  • @nannesoar
    @nannesoar Рік тому

    This video is fantastic, seriously AAA quality.
    Damn strait I'm gonna be a Lesics member!

  • @protectyourcar5889
    @protectyourcar5889 Рік тому

    This bridge is incredible 😮… thx for the video.

  • @shyamapadapatra5961
    @shyamapadapatra5961 Рік тому +14

    You are amazing guy
    Please make a video about "Howrah Bridge"
    Howrah Bridge - longest cantelever bridge

    • @archstanton5973
      @archstanton5973 Рік тому

      *howrah bridge is NOT 'longest 'cantelever' bridge' NOT EVEN CLOSE TO "longest" cantILEVER bridge.*

  • @davidthecommenter
    @davidthecommenter Рік тому +8

    2:21 me enabling creative mode on a world that i said i was going to beat the enderdragon on

  • @shaunl446
    @shaunl446 Рік тому

    Great video and amazing they pulled this off given the technology available