To: Jeff Chandler
there is nothing that could have been done to that bridge including bolstering the piers which would have prevented the collapse.
the only thing that could have been done to prevent that would have been using tugs move ships like that until after clearing the bridge.
37 posted on
03/27/2024 1:45:17 PM PDT by
algore
To: algore
there is nothing that could have been done to that bridge including bolstering the piers which would have prevented the collapse
Are you sure?
39 posted on
03/27/2024 1:47:35 PM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: algore
Yeah, about "bolstering the piers which would have prevented the collapse", people don't realize that 100,000+ tons moving at 9 knots has momentum that bollards can't deal with, unless maybe you invest the same amount in the bolstering as in the bridge.
50 posted on
03/27/2024 2:00:38 PM PDT by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: algore
and if the tugs break down?
57 posted on
03/27/2024 2:11:21 PM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: algore
"there is nothing that could have been done to that bridge including bolstering the piers which would have prevented the collapse."
The people in Florida disagree...
"FDOT says the [Sunshine Skyway] bridge has an air draft clearance of 175 to 180 feet in height, depending on the tide. The clearance space between the two main pillars is more than 1,000 feet. This gives harbor pilots more room when moving in and out of the bay. Surrounding those center pillars are large rock islands, made of various-sized rocks, that go down to the sea floor. The main pillars themselves also have steel-reinforced concrete collars around the foundations that are 12 feet thick, FDOT says"
![](https://images.jifo.co/2699751_1711567605365.png)
99 posted on
03/27/2024 3:43:25 PM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
To: algore
“ there is nothing that could have been done to that bridge including bolstering the piers which would have prevented the collapse.”
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The laws of physics say you’re wrong. A good structural engineer also knowledgeable in civil engineering would also tell you that you are wrong.
118 posted on
03/27/2024 4:30:34 PM PDT by
House Atreides
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