tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post134408903433180872..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Echoes of the Songsu-daegyo Bridge disasterkushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-32034841634314997332013-05-26T03:38:17.444+09:002013-05-26T03:38:17.444+09:00I want to make a more specific point here: They ex...I want to make a more specific point here: They expect that there will be accidents and mistakes, etc., and these bridges are (in theory) supposed to be designed to absorb that. <br /><br />Even in the Sŏngsu-daegyo case, they stated that one problem was that trucks that were too heavy for the stated weight limit had been crossing the bridge. While that is a legitimate complaint, vis-à-vis the public's role in the tragedy, it does not excuse the myriad other factors of neglect, poor design, obsolescence, and deterioration that may have been major culprits. Ditto with the Skagit River Bridge.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-71531110789645286022013-05-25T16:37:28.820+09:002013-05-25T16:37:28.820+09:00Yeah, I'm aware that there was a particular tr...Yeah, I'm aware that there was a particular trigger to this. But it begs the question: would it NOT have collapsed had it not been structurally deficient (or whatever phrase they used)?kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-90931734386207524672013-05-25T14:58:42.383+09:002013-05-25T14:58:42.383+09:00Maybe a little different scenario. The Skagit Cou...Maybe a little different scenario. The Skagit County Bridge collapsed because a truck with an oversized load hit the supporting trusses. In this sense, it is more similar to the WTC collapses than it is a Bangladeshi factory, which is more like I-35. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-45110613604879202332013-05-25T07:46:06.395+09:002013-05-25T07:46:06.395+09:00Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash
Updated: ...Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash<br /><br />Updated: Tuesday, 03 May 2011, 10:24 AM EDT<br />Published : Friday, 31 Jul 2009, 8:56 AM EDT<br /><br />WASHINGTON (AP) - Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like repaving roads.<br /><br />An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that of the 2,476 bridges scheduled to receive stimulus money so far, nearly half have passed inspections with high marks. Those 1,123 sound bridges received such high inspection ratings that they normally would not qualify for federal bridge money, yet they will share in more than $1.2 billion in stimulus money.<br />Casey Lartiguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990638216179437178noreply@blogger.com