Interesting. On Oct 11, 2016 11:02 PM, "Robert" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This was probably all shaped cutting charges... The problem with that is > the internals of the steel. They usually pre-cut some of the members to > determine the composition of the charges and if they cut the wrong member > they get the wrong results... > > On 10/11/16 8:50 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: > >> Pretty sure they didn't think the steel was going to be that resilient. >> Its a far away shot, but it doesn't look like there's anything but >> superficial damage. >> >> >> On Oct 11, 2016 10:47 PM, "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I have just enough nautical knowledge to seem stupid on the >> Internet... My theory is that they were planning to neatly cut it >> into medium sized chunks that could be reasonably lifted out of the >> river with a medium sized crane on a flat barge and carried away. >> Severing the whole thing and dropping it into the river in one piece >> would require a significantly larger/more expensive crane and >> corresponding barge. >> >> Not enough explosives at the severing points, or an underestimate of >> the strength/grade of the steel? >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> OK, mechanical stuff is not my strong point. But for anyone who >> watched the video of the failed bridge implosion in Little Rock, >> Arkansas, what were they thinking? It seems they rigged >> explosives on the arch and the bridge deck, both of which are in >> compression. It seems to me they needed to sever the cables, >> which are in tension. That at least would have caused the deck >> to collapse.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalDpReUaCs >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalDpReUaCs>____ >> >> __ __ >> >> >>
