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Overtightening eyed as cause for flaws in Big Dig tunnel nuts
The Boston Globe ^ | October 22, 2015 | Nicole Dungca

Posted on 10/24/2015 7:58:49 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Edited on 10/24/2015 8:11:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Flaws in nuts that hold up lights throughout the Big Dig

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: bigdig; boston; cracks; deeznuts; i90; i93; infrastructure; inspection; lights; massachusetts; nutcracker; nuts; shoodyunionwork; transportation; tunnels; unionsatwork
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The poor Big Dig will always be with us . . .
1 posted on 10/24/2015 7:58:49 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Yea inferior china steel had nothing to do with it I’m sure.


2 posted on 10/24/2015 8:03:08 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Embrace "Existential Cage Theory")
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Nuts & Jolt$: 878 Big Dig fasteners damaged; repair cost unknown
3 posted on 10/24/2015 8:05:51 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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They actually used Chinese steel? I know that was used for the new SF-Oakland Bay Bridge span.


4 posted on 10/24/2015 8:06:48 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Nuts.


5 posted on 10/24/2015 8:12:13 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (No more Bushes. W killed the brand.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Meanwhile 16 MILLION gallons of water leaked into the Tip O’Neil tunnel in the past 6 months alone.
What a BOONDOGGLE.
I wonder what the eventual lifespan for this taxpayer funded, union built disaster will be.
The next 30 billion dollar fiasco project will be a ground level highway above the flooded tunnels in 2030 and a bridge to the airport.
sht never ends....


6 posted on 10/24/2015 8:13:14 PM PDT by mowowie (`)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

They did something remarkable with the Big Dig:
They made brand new tunnels that looked and operated like they were 50 years old on the day that they opened.


7 posted on 10/24/2015 8:14:33 PM PDT by bramps (Islam is a preview of Hell)
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"Overtightening eyed as cause for flaws in Big Dig tunnel nuts, "

Were any of those workers given torquing instructions in their native language?
8 posted on 10/24/2015 8:16:30 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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NEVER EVER “over tighten” your nuts! That’s why I wear boxers! You have to allow the Big Dig some breathing room!

Chinese steel?

Who was the Project Architect? Sum Ting Wong ...
Who was the Engineer of Record? Wee Bi Tu Low ...
Who was the Quality Control Inspector? Ho Lee Fluk


9 posted on 10/24/2015 8:23:04 PM PDT by WTFOVR (I find myself exclaiming that expression quite often these days!)
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>> “Were any of those workers given torquing instructions in their native language?” <<

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Do any of their native languages come in written form?
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10 posted on 10/24/2015 8:24:55 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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>> “Chinese steel?” <<

We have a bridge full of it in CA that is about to fall over in the mud flats of San Franfrisco bay.
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11 posted on 10/24/2015 8:27:10 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Fake grade eights ........ damn.


12 posted on 10/24/2015 8:28:39 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: mowowie

“This tunnel will be a bargain.”

Actual John Kerry quote.


13 posted on 10/24/2015 8:29:17 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraughto with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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What’s a couple of extra lines stamped on the head? /s


14 posted on 10/24/2015 8:30:23 PM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Most likely. Most steel in America today is Chin in origin since Libs destroyed American industry.


15 posted on 10/24/2015 8:30:29 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (Embrace "Existential Cage Theory")
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To: bramps

I thought the exact same thing.
What a joke.


16 posted on 10/24/2015 8:30:40 PM PDT by mowowie (`)
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To: going hot

Yer right ......:o)


17 posted on 10/24/2015 8:38:28 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maybe they can build a hi-speed rail system to thru it, also.

yeah, that’s the ticket.


18 posted on 10/24/2015 8:38:43 PM PDT by dynachrome (We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
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To: Squantos

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Even real grade 8s tend to be touchy if salt is present.

They like to live in warm oil.


19 posted on 10/24/2015 8:39:11 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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Big Dig Tunnels Have Hundreds Of Cracked Construction Nuts
20 posted on 10/24/2015 9:13:35 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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