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Originally Posted by ithos
So you disagree with the engineers in the article?
A slightly larger budget would have allowed for more protection that may have significantly limited the damage.
What are your credentials?
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Sameh Badie, a professor of engineering at George Washington University, discussed the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge on NBC Washington on Tuesday, explaining that the structure of the bridge could not handle the load of its span after one piece had been destroyed in the collision.
Badie said that the Key Bridge is a continuous steel truss bridge. When the cargo vessel collided with one of the more central piers of the bridge, it could no longer sustain the full span of its weight, causing the collapse, Badie said.
Clearly the state is culpable. They reported collecting 52 million in tolls from the bridge last year. The state should have used their cash cow on bridge maintenance?
Matriculation isn’t important, physics is.