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Thu Aug-02-07 12:10 PM
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Bridge collapse video-link |
Richardo
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Thu Aug-02-07 12:13 PM
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1. Wow. That's horrifying. |
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And so fast.
Thanks for the link, DiktatrW
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Thu Aug-02-07 12:18 PM
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2. Looks like the main horizontal girders failed between the supports.... |
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Edited on Thu Aug-02-07 12:18 PM by Junkdrawer
From the 2001 U of Mn engineering study: (Pg 29) http://www.lrrb.org/pdf/200110.pdf
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Warpy
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Thu Aug-02-07 12:33 PM
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3. Much better than the BBC video |
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since it showed the very beginning of the collapse.
It will be very interesting to find out what caused 8 lanes to go into the river so quickly.
A survivor reported feeling the bridge "give a shimmy" just before the whole thing fell in, her car included.
The only thing mentioned so far is that the bridge was of "unique" construction.
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Thu Aug-02-07 03:21 PM
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4. Kicking for another rec n/t |
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Thu Aug-02-07 05:52 PM
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Wow....it came down, or so it looks, in two giant pieces. Does not seem that there was any warning or anything...just WHAM!
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