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Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:01:05 PM EDT
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Steel makes better bridges
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Today I'm in concrete bridges

Steel makes better bridges

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I should research 1660 vs 3060.
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3060 because there are 1400 more.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:05:53 PM EDT
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I am a big proponent of being proud of things you were born with so...



That's a joke, fedboi
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Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:06:05 PM EDT
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Lunch was meh. Ready to go home.
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Today I'm in concrete bridges

Steel makes better bridges


Why?
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:06:17 PM EDT
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2.5 more hours.
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Zinga.gif
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:18:36 PM EDT
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Lets try this again


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Its a design enhancement
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:28:05 PM EDT
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*when properly designed
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Today I'm in concrete bridges

Steel makes better bridges

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*when properly designed

And maintained.
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You mean we can't just build roads and bridges 70 years ago and they'll be good forever?
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Jackassery aside, steel can typically span greater distances than concrete and will give you more strength per weight of material. It will usually last longer when properly painted or galvanized (although some of the new weathering steels eliminate the need for any kind of finish) It can handle more deflection before failing and is less likely to fail when seismic activity is a concern.

A lot of new bridges/overpasses here are being built with concrete pilings/columns and steel for beams, though with the cost of steel on the rise that may begin to change.

Tell your state to build with steel so you can keep me employed
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Because steel is just better
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Today I'm in concrete bridges

Steel makes better bridges


Why?

Because steel is just better


I knew you wouldn't have a good answer, that's why I asked... because I knew you were wrong and wanted to give you a stage to display your ignorance.

Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:35:32 PM EDT
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Because it hides its cracks better, so when it fails, it's catastrophic. Just like in Pennsylvania.
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Because it hides its cracks better, so when it fails, it's catastrophic. Just like in Pennsylvania.
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Because it hides its cracks better, so when it fails, it's catastrophic. Just like in Pennsylvania.


And you know..... Twin Cities, Minnesota
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They should all be made out of Al, you minnie um and carbone fibre.
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And you know..... Twin Cities, Minnesota
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That place was pretty cool while we were there. Then we left and it wasn't as cool.
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That goes for any structure.

And 35w was a combination of issues. Splice and gusset plates were under designed to start, it was originally designed for 2 lanes each way but was re-striped to 4 each way which increased the amount of cars traveling on it, combine that with holes being cut in the deck and a combination of construction materials and vehicles creating a dead load condition that the bridge was never intended to withstand and you end up with a problem.

A under designed concrete bridge faced with similar conditions would fail as well.

https://www.johnweeks.com/bridges/pics/i35wmiss02.jpg
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I like the old days when they had no idea how strong things were, so they just way overbuilt everything.
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They should all be made out of Al, you minnie um and carbone fibre.
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Russian titanium, like the blackbird.
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That goes for any structure.

And 35w was a combination of issues. Splice and gusset plates were under designed to start, it was originally designed for 2 lanes each way but was re-striped to 4 each way which increased the amount of cars traveling on it, combine that with holes being cut in the deck and a combination of construction materials and vehicles creating a dead load condition that the bridge was never intended to withstand and you end up with a problem.

A under designed concrete bridge faced with similar conditions would fail as well.

https://www.johnweeks.com/bridges/pics/i35wmiss02.jpg
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That goes for any structure.

And 35w was a combination of issues. Splice and gusset plates were under designed to start, it was originally designed for 2 lanes each way but was re-striped to 4 each way which increased the amount of cars traveling on it, combine that with holes being cut in the deck and a combination of construction materials and vehicles creating a dead load condition that the bridge was never intended to withstand and you end up with a problem.

A under designed concrete bridge faced with similar conditions would fail as well.

https://www.johnweeks.com/bridges/pics/i35wmiss02.jpg

There is an overpass near Joliet on I-80 that the locals have nicknamed the Jenga Bridge because of all the wood cribbing underneath supporting the failing structure. Been that way for..I don't know...5 years?

https://cdllife.com/2019/officials-insist-jenga-bridge-propped-wooden-blocks-safe/
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You started it, you insolent cunt.
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I'm really good at real life and the internet both at starting shit then walking away while other people argue about whatever I started.

It's literally one of my great joys in life.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:43:25 PM EDT
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There is an overpass near Joliet on I-80 that the locals have nicknamed the Jenga Bridge because of all the wood cribbing underneath supporting the failing structure. Been that way for..I don't know...5 years?

https://cdllife.com/2019/officials-insist-jenga-bridge-propped-wooden-blocks-safe/
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You can't spell idiot without IDOT.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:44:32 PM EDT
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Your ass smells like ass.
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I'm really good at real life and the internet both at starting shit then walking away while other people argue about whatever I started.

It's literally one of my great joys in life.
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That does sound fun.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:45:52 PM EDT
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That does sound fun.
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I'm really good at real life and the internet both at starting shit then walking away while other people argue about whatever I started.

It's literally one of my great joys in life.

That does sound fun.

Enjoy the little things.
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Your ass smells like ass.
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I've always wondered. Thanks.

What's it taste like?
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Enjoy the little things.
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I enjoy my little thing regularly.
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".....so what does everyone think about religion?..."

-Ralph Bacon, best IRL troll.
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I'm really good at real life and the internet both at starting shit then walking away while other people argue about whatever I started.

It's literally one of my great joys in life.





".....so what does everyone think about religion?..."

-Ralph Bacon, best IRL troll.




A psychiatrist might say it's a deflection mechanism to immediately shift focus away from myself so I can just melt into the background.
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I enjoy my little thing regularly.
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Enjoy the little things.


I enjoy my little thing regularly.


That's how you got the rice rabies from your wife
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:48:57 PM EDT
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A psychiatrist might say it's a deflection mechanism to immediately shift focus away from myself so I can just melt into the background.
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If that's your goal, try shutting the fuck up. No one will even notice you're there.
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That's how you got the rice rabies from your wife
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This is what we get for not wearing a mask 100% of the time.

I just wish the treatment for COVID was as ineffective as the vaccination. That'd be really helpful.
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If that's your goal, try shutting the fuck up. No one will even notice you're there.
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I was just kidding. Jeez.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:54:08 PM EDT
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Covid is so 2019

The new disease that we need to destroy our economy and civil liberties over is the Monkey Pox

Jeez, get with the times.
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Wake me up when I should be worried about dogpox. Until then, fuck off.
Link Posted: 5/23/2022 2:58:50 PM EDT
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I, for one, welcome our new overlords, same as the old overlords.
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Will we still play croquet?
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I, for one, welcome our new overlords, same as the old overlords.
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Our new and old overlords can suck it.
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