Merida, Spain. The Romans built it 2000 years ago and still standing strong.
Posted on 10/22/2019 11:00:59 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
MIAMI — The pedestrian bridge that collapsed over a busy Miami street last year, killing six people, was doomed by a fatal design flaw, federal authorities concluded in a scathing review on Tuesday. The errors led to unusually severe cracking in the concrete that should have worried engineers and prompted the closure of the roadway below for safety.
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Put down the crack pipe.
Three dozen bridges a day aren’t falling down.
There’s no oil shortage, just the opposite.
A man of the people is in the White House and will win the fight against the deep state.
This isn’t Rome. Rome was NEVER Rome. It is a fantasy about a BRUTAL country that was never the home of the free and the brave.
Work to get Trump elected next year.
Forget about legions and the “People” who handed out military commands.
Stay in the present.
We are winning, not losing.
no
It dint collapse ‘cause it was up to snuff and everything was peachy.
Though you have a flair for dramatic and powerful writing :)
A fiction or non fiction novel may be in you!
Though you have a flair for dramatic and powerful writing :)
A fiction or non fiction novel may be in you!
About 25 years ago, I was with an engineering company that 10 years earlier had designed a pipe rack network system 10 years before that. In the collection of pipes the rack carried was an in service pure oxygen line. During removal of some out of service lines, a welder cut into the oxygen line and an explosion blew him up right good. His survivors sued every party possible for damages.
The cause of the explosion was that the area the accident was located was heavily fouled with coal dust. Combustible dust plus oxygen plus a cutting torch = big kaboom
I did a deep dive into the engineering records and these were turned over to my company's lawyers. The engineering company was released for the civil suit within a few weeks with zero liability. Why were they released? The root cause was simple to identify. Dirty exterior on the pipes obscured pipe labels and this led to owner and maintenance company failures to properly identify then eliminate the hazards prior to demolition.
As engineers, my company plainly demonstrated to the court and was summarily dismissed from the lawsuit as pipe labeling specifications for type, size and location that were in conformance with OSHA standards in effect at the time of the design. Note that the legal standard for engineering designs is to be in conformance with generally accepted engineering practice and standards. The does not say perfection.
The article's description of the fed’s report of findings For the bridge failure goes way outside of the generally accepted standard by multiple parties including the prime engineer.
> In its findings, the N.T.S.B. faulted the Florida Department of Transportation for failing to provide enough oversight of the university during the bridge construction.
Not our fault. They let us get away with it.
Well said.
Liability is joint and several. Hang 'em all. There are no innocents in this except the victims who relied on the due diligence and competence of the authorities and builders, reliance based on years of experience with bridges that did not fall down.
From memory...
The engineering company that designed and built the bridge was 100% female.
Isn’t this the bridge that was designed by an all-female engineering team?
Merida, Spain. The Romans built it 2000 years ago and still standing strong.
Minority contract wasn’t a cause was it?
Any criminal negligence indicated?!?
Welcome to the beginning of the fruits of today’s (and near yesterday’s) education system.
Hey! Math is hard.
..and the bridge took action.
By definition inexpert at maintaining an erection.
All the partners in the venture are minority owned businesses.
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