03-15-2018, 02:59 PM | #1 |
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Several PPL Dead At FIU Bridge Collapse
This hits so close to home, maybe 4 miles from where I live. Terrible.
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03-15-2018, 03:24 PM | #2 |
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I did one semester of graduate school at FIU many years ago. That is very sad to see.
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Why not use a metal arch bridge, relative light weight. Does a walkway need to be 100 Tons ? A cement beam bridge seems so heavy - I guess wheel chair accessible and hurricane resistant dictate the design. |
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03-15-2018, 04:16 PM | #5 |
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I haven't been in the immediate area in years but not sure I understand why a bridge like this is necessary at all. There are some busy / wide streets near campus but that's the way it is all over Miami. UM students have been crossing US 1 without a bridge for decades.
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03-15-2018, 08:39 PM | #6 |
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Because it needs to stand up to a Category 5 Hurricane.
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03-15-2018, 09:14 PM | #8 |
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Didn't they release a statement today that in 40 years they have not had any failures...thought I heard something to that effect on CNN.
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Yea they did, but it gives me less faith in the fact that they designed the bridge that replaced our collapsed one.
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It was sad that the university was so proud of how they've revolutionize the way to build bridges. I hope they learn from this tragedy.
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03-16-2018, 07:31 AM | #11 |
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For those asking why FIU was building a bridge across that intersection, here's why:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...168311167.html |
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03-16-2018, 07:44 AM | #12 |
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Sounds like it could have been much, much worse. The bridge wasn't yet open to pedestrians and the school is on Spring break this week.
Still tragic. |
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All I'm saying is multiple news outlets reported the catalyst for building this bridge was that unfortunate death last year.
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03-16-2018, 08:05 AM | #15 |
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Definitely close to heart as i earned one of my degrees from FIU.
Also Miami-Dade has one of the strictest buildings codes in all of the US. Requiring all buildings to be able to withstand Category 5 winds. So I'm a bit amazed and assume it has to be a building error and not a engineering standpoint. |
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It has been reported that the bridge cables were being tightened when the bridge collapsed as they were loose.
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What legal professional in their right mind would think it is a good idea to tweet hearsay from a major catastrophe like that. Whether the info is true or not, to pop that out to the media and not allow the investigators to complete their due diligence is moronic. |
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The bridge was still under construction and not yet open to the public AFAIK. |
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