\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 March 10: "Instant" bridge! Innovative design! March 15: Oops!
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) Somebody has some splainin to do....that thing was just opened a week or two ago. The construction firm will blame the engineering firm and vice versa. Edited March 15, 2018 by RaoulDuke79
plenzmd1 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, DC Tom said: "We built it in five days, it won't be finished for about a year. But let's start using it." Seriously? i don't believe it was opened yet, thought the article stated was not open to pedestrian traffic yet. yep, here it is There were as yet no stairs or ramps to the bridge, which was not open. Opening was scheduled for early next year. Edited March 15, 2018 by plenzmd1
shrader Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Am I seeing this right, the bridge crosses over 6 lanes of traffic plus a median, but has no middle support and no suspension? I have absolutely zero engineering knowledge, but that doesn't sound like the best of plans to me (yeah, hindsight, I know).
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, shrader said: Am I seeing this right, the bridge crosses over 6 lanes of traffic plus a median, but has no middle support and no suspension? I have absolutely zero engineering knowledge, but that doesn't sound like the best of plans to me (yeah, hindsight, I know). It would have been fine except for that one fat chick. 1
KD in CA Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, shrader said: Am I seeing this right, the bridge crosses over 6 lanes of traffic plus a median, but has no middle support and no suspension? I have absolutely zero engineering knowledge, but that doesn't sound like the best of plans to me (yeah, hindsight, I know). But it only weighed 950 tons. Who are our resident structural engineers?
Fadingpain Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 18 minutes ago, shrader said: Am I seeing this right, the bridge crosses over 6 lanes of traffic plus a median, but has no middle support and no suspension? I have absolutely zero engineering knowledge, but that doesn't sound like the best of plans to me (yeah, hindsight, I know). You're not seeing it right. It utilized a truss type construction. Look at photos before the collapse; you'll notice huge diagonal members connecting the floor of the bridge to the roof of the bridge; those were there to provide the vertical load strength you are asserting the bridge didn't have.
Augie Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 37 minutes ago, shrader said: Am I seeing this right, the bridge crosses over 6 lanes of traffic plus a median, but has no middle support and no suspension? I have absolutely zero engineering knowledge, but that doesn't sound like the best of plans to me (yeah, hindsight, I know). I don’t think that’s how the Romans would have done it. What a tragedy!
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Years ago they built the I-94 bridge, over the Calumet River here, down river and floated the new span into place... It's still holding after a couple decades I hope I didn't just jinx it with this "instant bridge talk." 33 minutes ago, Augie said: I don’t think that’s how the Romans would have done it. What a tragedy! What is FIU noted for? Doctors and lawyers? I don't think engineering.
boyst Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, KD in CA said: But it only weighed 950 tons. Who are our resident structural engineers? I got this Jet fuel can't melt steel beams. Anyway, this is sad. Happened at MIS back a decade ago after a race. Only half a dozen killed that time. This sucks. Edited March 15, 2018 by Boyst62
Helpmenow Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 Where was the testing and who inspected it. Pee wee herman
Dante Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Helpmenow said: Where was the testing and who inspected it. Pee wee herman Probably an army of our crack government inspectors and regulators went over it with extreme diligence. Edited March 15, 2018 by Dante 1
Helpmenow Posted March 15, 2018 Posted March 15, 2018 20 minutes ago, Dante said: Probably an army of our crack government inspectors and regulators went over it with extreme diligence. Scary thought
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 34 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: Yikes. My wife graduated from there. Thankfully before that ****ty bridge was put into place.
snafu Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 I heard that maybe they were doing a stress test on it when it came down, but that wouldn't make sense to have done that with the road open.
Chef Jim Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, RaoulDuke79 said: Thankfully before that ****ty bridge was put into place. Yeah by only three and a half decades.
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