Jump to content

A Pedestrian Bridge Under Construction Collapses at FIU

SAGreenFan

By SAGreenFan
in Mean Green Football

 Share

Recommended Posts

UNTLifer Grand Master

UNTLifer

Posted
Posted

A lot of unanswered questions.  Not under construction, but erected in like 6 hours, which makes no sense.  Somebody is about to pay big.

Arkstfan Proficient

Arkstfan

Posted
Posted

The good news is FIU was on spring break so it wasn't as bad as it potentially could have been.

The construction technique (qualifier I'm no engineer) as described doesn't sound that unusual. The Broadway Bridge in Little Rock was done in a similar manner with two spans built on barges and then floated into position. I am fully open to anyone knows this stuff better to explain I've misunderstood and those aren't similar.

SAGreenFan Newbie

SAGreenFan

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

It was designed to be a Cable Stay bridge, and they installed the entire length of the bridge with no supports??? The CUSAbbs board has a lot more info than I do.

 

Edited by SAGreenFan

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

WE BELIEVE IN THE MEAN GREEN!

News

Recruiting

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Please review our full Privacy Policy before using our site.