Lessons Not Learned: Bridge Collapse in AmericaRoudebush II, Jay L
Americans were shocked(震惊) that an American bridge could simply collapse. The news was all over TV, radio, and most newspapers. One newspaper survey showed that almost 10 percent (about 59,000) of America's bridges were structurally deficient. At first, some people thought that terrorists(恐...
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The impact from the massive ship caused it to crumple, and weaken, bringing down much of the structure. AD says several other bridge issues with older bridges led, in 1980, to significant changes in bridge design following the collapse of a Tampa Bay area bridge following a similar collision:...
Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
The collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore has focused attention on bridges and other infrastructure across America. Twenty miles from Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, one of the largest and busiest in the US is classed as "fracture critical".
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting driving and shipping around one of the busiest ports on America’s East Coast. Baltimore Harbor Tunnel expected to absorb traffic. 8 of 35 | A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday...
causing it to come loose and collapse, said chris geldart, the acting deputy mayor for public safety. several other vehicles were also involved in the collapse. he cautioned that the investigation was still in its preliminary stages. the five people taken to the hospital had non-life-threatenin...
XI'AN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have found the bodies of 15 victims in a highway bridge collapse in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening. ■NewsChinaBizCulture&LifestyleWorldSportsIn-depth RegionsAsia&PacificEuropeMiddle EastAfricaNorth AmericaSouth ...
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