\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 March 10: "Instant" bridge! Innovative design! March 15: Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 oh my, that is awful. Several dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Horribly sad.? Condolences to one and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Where was the testing and who inspected it. Pee wee herman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Yikes. My wife graduated from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 16, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted March 16, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 16, 2018 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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