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  • Experts raise new doubts about essential Bay Bridge rods

    12/08/2013 12:37:55 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 54 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | December 8, 2013 | Charles Piller
    Yun Chung, a retired engineer and metallurgist, read the official report explaining why massive, high-strength steel rods on the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge broke last March and was stunned – then alarmed. At first glance, Chung said about the July report, he saw obvious errors – some typographical, others that confused basic terminology. Digging deeper, he discovered more important problems. He concluded that the analysis defied metallurgical science and common sense. “I think it’s very shameful that in this public document, this important (oversight) report, there are so many errors. (I have) a sense of outrage,” Chung said in...
  • Bridge Safety -- Congress Can't Pass the Buck on This One!

    07/29/2008 7:39:19 AM PDT · by quintr · 113+ views
    http://www.janereinheimer.com ^ | July 29, 2008 | Jane Reinheiemr
    One more thing about bridges then I'll be quiet. A really good article at gobridges.com talks about the mess our nation's bridges are in -- thousands of them spanning big rivers and little creeks all across these United States. This article also reflects on how the inspection technology has changed since the National Bridge Inspection Standards came into being. The House passed HR3999 on July 24, 2008. It's now headed for the Senate. When this resolution came out of the House it contained eleven amendments, several of which were clarifying points of language. However, Amendment 6 encourages states that receive...