*Should have had bollard like things in the water to deflect so that the support pier would have avoided the direct hit.*
I was thinking the same thing. On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 2:33 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 26/03/2024 1:02 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > >> Like a house of cards... Wonder why the far right span fell as well? > > Not an engineer, but I did build a bridge out of balsa wood in high > school physics.... > > > > Anyway, the deal with these truss bridges is that the truss through > compression and tension on its frame transfers the load of the bridge to > the support piers. Once that framework has any substantial failure, the > forces overwhelm the rest of it and the whole thing comes down. > > > > _______________________________________ > > > Should have had bollard like things in the water to deflect so that the > support pier would have avoided the direct hit. Apparently the bridges > over the St Lawrence Seaway have them. > > Randy > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
