B&M supports?

I'm working on a second (better) version of my first uploaded coaster
Evolution.I'm not sure if the supports look like B&M.Just tell me what you think about.


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Maybe I will add the coaster's name on the loop or dive loop.

B&M almost never uses the connections between support beams that you have there, that's more of an Intamin thing. Here are just a few pictures, look around rcdb.com and you should be able to get a good idea of how a typical B&M is supported.







And here's an example of the Intamin look you have going on so you can see the difference:

Thx.But compare the supports of the old and the new version.Which one looks better (maybe rhethorical question[sillyme])?And what about the dive loop support?

[Coasterkidmwm]

B&M almost NEVER uses horizontal beams, unless they're building over/under an obstacle. Upsidedown V's and straight poles with a diagonal beam sticking out the side are your friends. Additionally, they usually use a straight pole with two beams branching out to make a study triangle base on corkscrews.

Basically:

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[AyTrane]

The supports are also determined by how much seismic activity happens in the area, the composition of the soil, the height of the water table, and how much stress and force a certain area will receive.

B&M pretty much overbuilds their coasters to withstand anything, but oddly enough, they do it in the simplest way possible. Their rides have thick steel columns that hold the ride up, and use the thickness of the track spine to keep the sway minimized, which is why you never see any sway braces between support columns (except on some lift hills, which have more constant dynamic force).

^A perfect example of supports based on seismic activity is Thunder Dolphin:



Note the use of cables.

[Mikey]

I thought that was an electric fence for Godzilla.

Also, on some of their rides, they use plain single beams on the tops of air hills and I've seen one on batman on the zero g.





Some of the inverts have horizontal supports, which is the only occasion i can recall seeing them, and that's only on the lift.

[slosprint]

Originally posted by Mikey

I thought that was an electric fence for Godzilla.

Nah, Godzilla would bust right through that thing... Perhaps more of a giant bug zapper to protect against Mothra.