To: kathsua
...At the site, Hoeppner talked to construction workers who survived the fall. They had been doing repair work but expressed concern to him that the bridge had been wobbling several days before it collapsed. Every layer of concrete the workers removed, the bridge would wobble even more, they told Hoeppner....Taken from here: http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1343624.html
21 posted on
08/04/2007 12:56:50 PM PDT by
FReepaholic
(Boomchakalakalaka Boomchakalakalaka)
To: FReepaholic
‘many officers were in spots that didn’t allow radio communication’
Shall I assume Big Brother has jamming equipment to negate cell phone detonation of IED’s ? Just wondering....
31 posted on
08/04/2007 1:41:32 PM PDT by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: FReepaholic
Thanks for the link. I hadn’t heard that yet. That situation would indicate the concrete may actually have been holding the bridge together and keeping it stablized which I believe is what reinforced concrete is supposed to do.
57 posted on
08/04/2007 4:23:23 PM PDT by
reasonmclucus
(solving problems requires precise knowledge of the cause and nature of the problem.)
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