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Any update on the FL pedestrian bridge that fell and killed people?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:54 pm
Did they determine if the engineering firm cut corners or fricked up their math?
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Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
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Did they determine if the engineering firm cut corners or fricked up their math?
it was all women engineers....what do you think.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
The people are still dead
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
The people are still dead.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
It was some company that had minority-owned contract preference, so the media probably swept it under the rug.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:56 pm to CptBengal
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it was all women engineers.
wasn't it minority women engineering firm contracted to satisfy diversity requirements and have a nice purty press release to go afterward?
in fact, didn't the press release precede the failure?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 12:58 pm to CAD703X
That was the internet rumor. No idea if it’s true. But it’s probably true.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:02 pm to CAD703X
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in fact, didn't the press release precede the failure?
Yes. The bridge was praised as being a huge step for women in engineering and a first of it's kind project.
ETA: I just did some google searching and it apparently is a lie. I guess the construction professional that told me about it was fooled too.
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:02 pm to rowbear1922
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first of it's kind project.
well this part was true at least
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:03 pm to CAD703X
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wasn't it minority women engineering firm contracted to satisfy diversity requirements and have a nice purty press release to go afterward?
I never saw that confirmed, but I did see the quote where the engineers praised being an all-women lead team because they could bring the "artistic touch" to engineering.
If any of that is true, just
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:04 pm to Ross
Diversity is more important than competency. More important than physics and engineering.
Diversity is all.
Diversity is all.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:05 pm to CptBengal
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it was all women engineers
Hold on, you're telling me they let women do math?????
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:05 pm to KG6
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Hold on, you're telling me they let women do math?????
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pedestrian bridge that fell and killed people?
asked and answered.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:08 pm to CAD703X
I feel guilty because it was such an interesting thread, esp when the engineers came out and started pointing out/explaining stuff. Such a tragedy though.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:08 pm to rowbear1922
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Yes. The bridge was praised as being a huge step for women in engineering and a first of it's kind project.
My office is 2 miles away from the failed bridge. As you can imagine it dominated the news here for days. I never heard anything about praising female engineers or it being the first of its kind. As a matter of fact, according to the news, over 600 bridges have been constructed in that manner in the US.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:08 pm to biglego
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Diversity is more important than competency. More important than physics and engineering.
At least it started a conversation.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:10 pm to CAD703X
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Did they determine if the engineering firm cut corners or fricked up their math?
yes, it was clearly explained the women fricked up by moving the supports where they shouldnt be instead of doing it as described in the plans.
have a watch of the video explaining it LINK
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:15 pm to rowbear1922
quote:We stayed on the 38th floor of this tower (The Aqua Tower) when we visited Chicago. Upon taking the architectural boat tour one morning we found out it was designed by an "all women team" . Nice place to stay....but I really didnt need to know that.
The bridge was praised as being a huge step for women in engineering and a first of it's kind project.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:20 pm to CAD703X
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wasn't it minority women engineering firm contracted to satisfy diversity requirements and have a nice purty press release to go afterward?
in fact, didn't the press release precede the failure?
Nope. Construction firm is owned by 5 brothers.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 1:25 pm to CAD703X
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