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Originally Posted by skins
In my opinion, computer modelling has made the design process much more accurate, and structures shouldn't be built as conservatively as they have been in the past (when detailed design was much too tedious).
even still, as a structural engineer, things like this make me really shudder. you quickly remember what you're number one mandate in design is: public safety.
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Yeah, I'm in the structural bussiness myself on the drafting end and being able to have 3D models for every thing does make things a lot easier to work with for all parties.
This collapse is something else though and they did say the work being done seemed to be resurfacing which shouldn't have much if any effect on the structure.
They talked to someone who was luckey enough to be able to walk away and they showed her car on the bridge with a truck that flipped in the air and landed on the back of her vehichle. Sounded surreal with objects suddenly being launched in the air and a feeling of weightlessness. Absoulutely crazy, and a terrible time for it to happen to boot.