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Old 08-15-2018, 04:09 AM   #1
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Default Breaking news: Italy bridge: Dozens feared dead in Genoa as motorway collapses

A motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, killing 26 people and badly injuring 15, police told the BBC.

Dramatic video footage captured the moment of the disaster when one of the huge supporting towers crashed down during torrential rain.
Cars and trucks plummeted 45m (148ft) on to rail tracks, buildings and a river along with slabs of concrete.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45183624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs3nvzt5qY8

A university engineer nearby told them the damn bridge was not safe and nobody listened to him. Ironic as my time in Italy it was interesting to see the old Roman aqueducts centuries old used to carry water into the cities still holding up just fine.
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Old 08-15-2018, 06:32 AM   #2
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Were any nigrahs killed?
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Old 08-15-2018, 10:52 AM   #4
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I'm only surprised it doesn't happen more often, especially in the US.

There are a couple bridges around here that I am familiar with how they were built and the shortcuts the contractor took - as told to me by the engineer who was on one of the projects, and by the results of our own testing on another.

That's just one city. Multiply that by the institutional corruption in every single state and country. I can only conclude that the designers took into account that corruption and over-specc'd their designs knowing that corners would be cut upon actual construction.
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Gallopin' Gertie Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse

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Gallopin' Gertie Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqqyAZDpV6c
Gallopin' Gertie, the Tacoma Narrows bridge was constructed sound enough it is just that the engineers didn't take into consideration the "Harmonics" issue...it still sits at the bottom of the narrows...I've been over the replacement many times and honestly, it's a bridge I don't enjoy crossing.
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