I don't know if anyone has been watching the news or not...This happened right by my house. Apparently 5 people are dead (crushed) under the bridge after is slammed into the street.
I am not an engineer but it appears that the bridge was not being installed properly. The bridge was meant to be a suspension-type with half overhanging the street. A shorter section was to be done over an uneven plain on the FIU campus. The center was to be a tower that would "suspend" the weight of both sides...here is the kick in the balls: they appear to have installed the longest section only over the weekend without the tower in place and nothing holding the weight under the center of the bridge over the street!
I'm certain they will claim that the numbers showed no issue with this but clearly they were wrong...heads are gonna roll...what were they thinking???
I am not an engineer but it appears that the bridge was not being installed properly. The bridge was meant to be a suspension-type with half overhanging the street. A shorter section was to be done over an uneven plain on the FIU campus. The center was to be a tower that would "suspend" the weight of both sides...here is the kick in the balls: they appear to have installed the longest section only over the weekend without the tower in place and nothing holding the weight under the center of the bridge over the street!
I'm certain they will claim that the numbers showed no issue with this but clearly they were wrong...heads are gonna roll...what were they thinking???