Conics and their Aesthetics
conics and their stunning feats
Johannes Kepler's amazing contribution to the studies of conics
If a focus of an conic section move along the line connecting the foci (i.e. major axis), the conic section would change its form into another form of conics. For example, when the focus moves away from each other toward infinity, an ellipse would become a parabola, and when the foci comes together and combine, a circle would be created. Also, if the foci of a hyperbola combines, the hyperbola would become a straight line.
Conics in action:
Cooling Towers
-Located to all industrial regions of Earth: (China, US, etc)
-Nuclear cooling towers incorporate hyperbolic (hyperbola) structures. These kinds of geometric shapes is usually built to support objects high off the ground.Golden Gate Bridge
-Suspension Bridge
-Bridge Span of 4,200 ft
-Height of 746 ft
-Total length of 8,981 ft
-Bridge connects San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County
-Before Golden Gate, only transportation between Marin County and San Francisco
-Construction began on January 5, 1933 and cost more than $35
-Project was done by McClintic-Marchall Construction Co.
-Finished by April 1037
Even more hyperbolic structures in action
Citations
"Golden Gate Bridge." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Dec. 2013. Web. 25 Dec. 2013.