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Old 01-16-2008   #101
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

So final number dead was 13 I guess, but yesterday some interesting stuff was announced:

"Investigators have found 16 fractured gusset plates from the center section of the steel-deck truss bridge...."

"Basically, those 16 gusset plates were too thin to provide the margin of safety expected in a properly designed bridge such as this," Rosenker said. "These gusset plates were roughly half the thickness that would be required -- half an inch thick rather than an inch thick."

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...la-home-center
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