What about expansion joints? or are they omitted in that style of construction, or climate.Its a lateral bending failure, not a vertical overload. Could be wind force or even sun loading on 1 side. Three members = over-strained. ! has to yield.
Its a lateral bending failure, not a vertical overload. Could be wind force or even sun loading on 1 side. Three members = over-strained. ! has to yield.
What about expansion joints? or are they omitted in that style of construction, or climate.
It's not very likely they fired him without determining his area of responsibility included the failed beam. Based on the info provided he should have been fired.
Expansion joints have nothing to do with winds.It has been long time since bridge in us failed from normal winds
They better start going back in time then: There are pics of the crack visible going back to 2016!Fracture critical members of bridge require yearly inspection. He deserves to be fired if crack is shown in 2019
No pic from 2016?They better start going back in time then: There are pics of the crack visible going back to 2016!
This is per a pic shown on the TNDeer.com site.
Picture #1 Photos of the Hernando de Soto bride, captured by Memphis resident Barry Moore during an August 2016 canoe trip, suggest the fracture in the steel box beam began much earlier than previously acknowledged.