no way they shouldnt have caught that crack growing for a long time before that.....Valhalla said:aggiehawg said:
Another angle.
Right near the center pylon.
Holy **** that a big break. No way is that the only break in that bridge.
no way they shouldnt have caught that crack growing for a long time before that.....Valhalla said:aggiehawg said:
Another angle.
Right near the center pylon.
Holy **** that a big break. No way is that the only break in that bridge.
Ag with kids said:Yes.aggiehawg said:Maybe you can't answer this but is it significant that the steel failed away from the rivets, instead of at the rivets???Burdizzo said:
A couple of fish plates, some 7018 rods, and a Millet Bobcat welding machine, and she'll be good as new.
It IS significant.
And I don't know how often they inspect that bridge, but that COMPLETE FAILURE of the steel integrity didn't just happen in a short time.
I would trust that most would realize it was tongue-in-cheek.aggiehawg said:Frankly I am surprised at the number of posters who say dumb crap like that.96AgGrad said:
They just need to extend that gusset plate a couple feet. That should do'er.
Shame on you.
OnlyForNow said:
That's not a crack, it looks completely broken and shifted.
MouthBQ98 said:
Some offshore rig welder could fix that better than new in 48 hours for $10K.
The Feds will spend 2 weeks studying it and 3 months engineering an overly extravagant repair.
cupcakesprinkles said:
96AgGrad said:I would trust that most would realize it was tongue-in-cheek.aggiehawg said:Frankly I am surprised at the number of posters who say dumb crap like that.96AgGrad said:
They just need to extend that gusset plate a couple feet. That should do'er.
Shame on you.
OnlyForNow said:
That's not a crack, it looks completely broken and shifted.
(I am not a structural engineer either)Burdizzo said:Ag with kids said:Yes.aggiehawg said:Maybe you can't answer this but is it significant that the steel failed away from the rivets, instead of at the rivets???Burdizzo said:
A couple of fish plates, some 7018 rods, and a Millet Bobcat welding machine, and she'll be good as new.
It IS significant.
And I don't know how often they inspect that bridge, but that COMPLETE FAILURE of the steel integrity didn't just happen in a short time.
Actually, I would suggest that the lack of rust staining around the break indicates it happened pretty suddenly
(I am not a structural engineer)
DING DING DING!TexasRebel said:
I'm wondering what the inside of that tube looks like.
Corrosion over the years could do something like that.
Add in a boat strike or an earthquake
May some Civil Engineering prof wanted to demonstrate a practical "find the stress in the over constrained cord with settling" problem.
Gator92 said:Once patched a lower unit w/ JB and a beer can. True story.BQ_90 said:if you're gonna fix it, fix it rightBiz Ag said:
This rumor does not appear to be true. ARDOT is responsible for inspecting the bridge. Their contracted inspectors are the ones who called to have it shut down after noting the crack. Actually, two different inspectors contracted by ARDOT called Arkansas and Tennessee authorities at the same time to get traffic stopped.Little Rock Ag said:
Rumor has it that ARDOT inspected the bridge and gave it a pass, then TNDOT found the break just a short time later. Way to go Arkansas bridge inspectors....guess someone has to be 50th in the nation.
Tex100 said:
Drove over that bridge last week.
Uh oh, someone is about to get fookedTexasAggie_02 said:
This bridge is apparently inspected annually
https://wreg.com/news/how-inspectors-rated-the-i-40-bridge-before-fracture-shut-it-down/
Baron Von Flag Smasher said:
I would believe it is the other way. The flaw or cut would be the jagged edge and the clean shear plane is where it snapped. But for the inspectors to miss it, I would expect the original flaw is on the opposite side of this beam where it would be the hardest to see.
cupcakesprinkles said:
Let's hope hope they use a different engineer than the one that built this:DRE06 said:
China would already be planning a new bridge, would have plans finalized in a week, and would have a new bridge built in 3 weeks.
US will **** this up. 5 years of permit and design reviews.
That's where we are.