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re: Pedestrian Bridge Collapses at FIU
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:26 pm to TigerBait414
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:26 pm to TigerBait414
Obviously we have hindsight, but I'm surprised they allowed traffic under the bridge at that stage of construction? How much of something like that needs to be structurally sound before allowing civilians around?
I know accidents happen, but just seems like it was no where close to being supported permanently.
I know accidents happen, but just seems like it was no where close to being supported permanently.
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Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:27 pm to TigerFred
Should have made it out of Lego's to be honest
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:32 pm to J Murdah
The crane is gone in some later photos, so it either has absolutely nothing to do with this and that's well known or someone is doing some serious CYA.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:32 pm to baldona
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I know accidents happen, but just seems like it was no where close to being supported permanently.
That's what I'm confused about. I feel like I'm missing something here because their should be no way that a cable stayed bridge without the cables attached and no other obvious means of support should have had people on or under it.
This post was edited on 3/15/18 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:33 pm to TigerBait414
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I feel like I'm missing something here because their should be no way that a cable stayed bridge without the cables attached and no other obvious means of support should have had people on or under it.
Much less someone messing with a strand jack at the same time.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:34 pm to supadave3
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There is a tunnel under LAX? That’s crazy to me that we have the ability to build something that strong.
Yep. Sepulveda Blvd (one of the busiest streets in all of L.A.) goes right under the runways. At night, traffic is at a stand still going under there and into the airport. They arrested a terrorist for planning to blow the thing up several years ago.
Hate being caught in traffic under there.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 5:00 pm to CAD703X
You guys see any of the red shoring in the rubble?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 5:02 pm to NYNolaguy1
Have trouble believing that they'd remove shoring before the cable support elements were installed.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 5:05 pm to member12
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Have trouble believing that they'd remove shoring before the cable support elements were installed
They were on a red flat bed semi truck, they are definitely gone. It was sticking out on both sides of the bridge quite a ways.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 5:08 pm to baldona
Wonder how this person made out
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:15 pm to TigerFred
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Not so easy to explain the rating but that thing wouldn't have had anything close to that wight at that height. It is possible that something from a lift above fell on it but it is unlikely.
That cherry picker probably had personnel in it. the crane next to it COULD have been holding a significant load however.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:18 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
I didn’t see a crane.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:21 pm to LSUengineer12
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This post was edited on 3/15/18 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:25 pm to TigerFred
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I didn’t see a crane.
My bad.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:56 pm to TheBlueShed
Here's a closer shot of the crane clipped from one of the "immediate aftermath" videos...
Posted on 3/15/18 at 7:02 pm to yurintroubl
That is a rubber tire cherry picker not a crane.
Front outriggers are out but rears aren’t which means there was not a heavy load on it.
At that angle and height the load rating would be pretty low.
Front outriggers are out but rears aren’t which means there was not a heavy load on it.
At that angle and height the load rating would be pretty low.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 7:07 pm to bowlbound
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Hate being caught in traffic under there
I hate being stuck in traffic under any overpass. Recall the span over the Mississippi in Minneapolis that collapsed due to rusty gussets. Couple that with repeated reports of the condition of the nation's bridges. Further, I worry about a car above flipping over the side.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 7:43 pm to baldona
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Wonder how this person made out
Through the back driver side door.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 8:38 pm to baldona
That was the load spreaders and jacking system on top the transportets that as they were movingit into place.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 8:45 pm to baldona
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Wonder how this person made out
I think he will be in church on Sunday.
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