Weird, huh? If the truss system were properly designed to be self-supporting, what was the suspension system for? Just decoration? Or was it designed to be load-carrying? It it was to carry load, then why was the shoring removed before the suspension system was completed? What an odd construction sequence.
Students in FIU’s engineering and architecture programs came out at 5 a.m. to watch the theory they learn in class take form in a real-world application.
Civil engineering doctoral student Dewan Hossain said: “I would say this is magic. In five hours using that ABC technology and sensors, the bridge is already there. In the classroom, we learn about the design, the construction, the safety – that’s a big issue – and here we’re seeing it actually happening. Here we are establishing a real, practical application of what we learn in the classroom. I would encourage more students to come view these types of projects to enhance what they learn.”
https://news.fiu.edu/2018/03/community-gathers-to-watch-950-ton-bridge-move-across-southwest-8th-street/120395
Definitely got something in the wrong order.