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Bridge Collapse

Zam-Zam

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HONG KONG — A newly built bridge partially collapsed in southwest China on Tuesday, sending large pieces of concrete plunging far below in a cloud of dust.

Authorities said the 2,487-foot-long Hongqi Bridge, which connects Sichuan province with Tibet as part of a national highway, was closed on Monday after cracks began to appear on nearby slopes and roads in the mountainous region.

On Tuesday, a landslide caused the bridge to fracture and collapse, according to officials in the Sichuan city of Ma’erkang, also known in Tibetan as Barkam.

There were no reported casualties from the incident. The cause is still being investigated by authorities in Sichuan, a seismically active region where a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000 people in 2008.

NBC News has verified videos widely shared on Chinese social media that show the bridge collapse and its aftermath.

Construction of the bridge was only completed earlier this year, local media reported.


www.nbcnews.com

Video shows collapse of newly built bridge in China

There were no reported casualties from the collapse of the southwestern Hongqi Bridge, which officials closed a day earlier after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads.
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Getting footings installed properly is the key. When you work around bedrock/ stone area is when you get into a false sense of security. What you think is an unmoving bedrock actually isn't unmoving. Ask farmers about how big rocks push up every season into the surface of the field, sometimes rocks as big as a bobcat/ skid steer.

I question did they drill into existing rock, did they tier the footings properly, like a dm on a new pond, did they install keyways ? Lot's of questions to be asked. Do you know what a ZERO FORCE BEAM is in a bridge construction ?
 
sensible don said:
Getting footings installed properly is the key. When you work around bedrock/ stone area is when you get into a false sense of security. What you think is an unmoving bedrock actually isn't unmoving. Ask farmers about how big rocks push up every season into the surface of the field, sometimes rocks as big as a bobcat/ skid steer.

I question did they drill into existing rock, did they tier the footings properly, like a dm on a new pond, did they install keyways ? Lot's of questions to be asked. Do you know what a ZERO FORCE BEAM is in a bridge construction ?
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A beam within a truss that does not actually contribute any load bearing capacity? My expertise back in the day was electronics, not structural engineering. I am fairly ignorant when it comes to bridge construction.

Whatever the problem was, I imagine there will be some fallout. In addition to being a very expensive failure, it is also embarrassing for the totalitarian communist regime. Despots don't like that, and are not above making a big how of punishing some scapegoat whether it was their fault or not.
 
Zam-Zam said:
A beam within a truss that does not actually contribute any load bearing capacity? My expertise back in the day was electronics, not structural engineering. I am fairly ignorant when it comes to bridge construction.

Whatever the problem was, I imagine there will be some fallout. In addition to being a very expensive failure, it is also embarrassing for the totalitarian communist regime. Despots don't like that, and are not above making a big how of punishing some scapegoat whether it was their fault or not.
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Nice , did SIRI tell you that one ?
 
Zam-Zam said:
Less than a year old:


HONG KONG — A newly built bridge partially collapsed in southwest China on Tuesday, sending large pieces of concrete plunging far below in a cloud of dust.

Authorities said the 2,487-foot-long Hongqi Bridge, which connects Sichuan province with Tibet as part of a national highway, was closed on Monday after cracks began to appear on nearby slopes and roads in the mountainous region.

On Tuesday, a landslide caused the bridge to fracture and collapse, according to officials in the Sichuan city of Ma’erkang, also known in Tibetan as Barkam.

There were no reported casualties from the incident. The cause is still being investigated by authorities in Sichuan, a seismically active region where a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000 people in 2008.

NBC News has verified videos widely shared on Chinese social media that show the bridge collapse and its aftermath.

Construction of the bridge was only completed earlier this year, local media reported.


www.nbcnews.com

Video shows collapse of newly built bridge in China

There were no reported casualties from the collapse of the southwestern Hongqi Bridge, which officials closed a day earlier after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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tibet is an independent nation which was invaded and conquered by china more than a decade ago. tibetans have been forced to suspend their traditional religious practices, and the Dali Lami is persecuted by Chinese authorities wherever he goes.

Tibetans were never part of china, and spoke their own language for millenia.

This is the outcome china is threatening for Taiwan. Invasion and takeover.

boycott chinese made stuff. it won't help, but at least you'll feel like you did something.
 
as seen on tv said:
tibet is an independent nation which was invaded and conquered by china more than a decade ago. tibetans have been forced to suspend their traditional religious practices, and the Dali Lami is persecuted by Chinese authorities wherever he goes.

Tibetans were never part of china, and spoke their own language for millenia.

This is the outcome china is threatening for Taiwan. Invasion and takeover.

boycott chinese made stuff. it won't help, but at least you'll feel like you did something.
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Okay...but what does that have to do with the bridge collapse?
 
as seen on tv said:
it was a bridge to tibet - their conquered territory. evidently there are minerals or agricultural resources in Tibet that need extraction?
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Perhaps. Exploiting people is what communism is all about.

Here's a link from the Wayback Machine that might interest you:

Communist Persecution of Tibetan Monks

Via Newsweek, circa July 2021: China's Relentless Persecution of Tibet Must End Now | Opinion In His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's last meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in 1955, Mao drew close to him and said, "Religion is poison." "At this," recounts His Holiness in his autobiography...
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sensible don said:
So you use a landline then, how old are you ? So you knew that on your own?

You have a computer yet not a cell phone, yeah ok
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Yes, I use a landline. I'm 67.

I used to have a cellphone, but once I retired, I found I had little use for it. My wife and daughter both have them.

As far as how I "knew" that, I was actually just guessing. The name itself seems to give it away, no?
 
Zam-Zam said:
Yes, I use a landline. I'm 67.

I used to have a cellphone, but once I retired, I found I had little use for it. My wife and daughter both have them.

As far as how I "knew" that, I was actually just guessing. The name itself seems to give it away, no?
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not really, but it was a good guess. In structural engineering you have to get your MOI in order
 
Zam-Zam said:
Yes, I use a landline. I'm 67.

I used to have a cellphone, but once I retired, I found I had little use for it. My wife and daughter both have them.

As far as how I "knew" that, I was actually just guessing. The name itself seems to give it away, no?
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Life is probably a lot quieter without a cell phone
 
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