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Default Bridge collapse in Miami


On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:24:07 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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Mr. Luddite

Terrible ... whatever the cause is.

Just heard that it was designed to withstand a Cat 5 hurricane and last
for at least 100 years. It was pre-stressed to handle enormous loads.

It lasted one day. Engineering screw up? Construction screw up?

7 people are dead ... more injured.
...
And it’s claim is to be a “feat of engineering?”


My wife's bet is they guess wrong about how cold it is here and they
tried to put a load on green* concrete. (*not properly cured)
 
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