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To: DaxtonBrown
As an engineer we were taught to use a 2.5 safety factor. This looks like they used 0.9

That was my first thought. Although I never worked as an engineer, I have two degrees. And as someone who is always building something, this just doesnt look right, not strong enough, even with those trusses, but what do I know..

How it was supposed to be...:

79 posted on 03/15/2018 11:53:50 AM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: Paradox

Ouch: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:46yfl0aOGIwJ:https://news.fiu.edu/2016/12/fiu-offers-bridge-high-rise-design-classes-for-professionals/106843+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us


94 posted on 03/15/2018 11:58:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Paradox

From the article you linked: “Once it’s finished in early 2019,...” So, it wasn’t supposed to be finished, yet.


508 posted on 03/15/2018 6:06:13 PM PDT by ELS
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