Texas DOT sagt, dass die offensichtlich geteilte I-35-Überführung „strukturell einwandfrei“ ist
https://www.thedrive.com/news/texas-dot-says-i-35-section-thats-obviously-splitting-is-structurally-sound
Texas DOT sagt, dass die offensichtlich geteilte I-35-Überführung „strukturell einwandfrei“ ist
https://www.thedrive.com/news/texas-dot-says-i-35-section-thats-obviously-splitting-is-structurally-sound
48 Kommentare
Texas is a shithole thanks to republicans.
it probably is structurally sound for now … However it’s clearly shifted more than designed for. I’m not a structural engineer but I do think they should be investigating why it’s expanded more than originally designed.
Not to worry, the front doesn’t normally fall off
Its shrinkage!
The expansion joint is torn here but doesn’t effect the bridge structurally at all. The expansion joint exists so that when the concrete expands or shifts it will expand into a flexible rubber expansion joint instead of another hard concrete surface. The expansion joint also prevents water and road debris from interacting, rusting, or freezing against the bridge components on the underside of the bridge. There would be no structural impact to having this expansion joint be torn open besides maybe an increased slight bump when you drive over it
needs more caulk
Near me, a major higher bridge that crosses a river was in bad shape. They inspected it and it was a scary low score. But no one did anything about it until someone bought ad space on the billboard right at the bridge to share the low inspection score of said bridge. A couple of months later, they began repairing it to be safe and launched a major project to expand the highway so they could build a new bridge and (hopefully) tear down the old one.
Funny how public shaming gets things done…
Don’t worry, it’ll be perfectly fine until it’s not. At least it’s not over a river. /s
„Some may die, but it’s a sacrifice we’re willing to make. Repairs coming ^(soon)“
Can we stop questioning experts? Civil engineers know whether or not the road is safe. Random bystanders do not. Pulling the exact same crap as anti-vaxxers.
In Texas „*Trust in Jesus*,“ is a valid civil engineering signoff.
WTF does this have to do with technology
I bet those Civil Engineers were Aggies. Smh. SAD!!! /s
Don’t look up!
When it falls down and kills a bunch of people, I’m sure TX republicans will find a way to blame Obama.
I just want to be clear: unless you’re a structural engineer who has specific knowledge of this kind of bridge design, you have no business having an opinion about whether or not this structure is failing. I know Texas is run by a bunch of anti-science Republicans, but that doesn’t give us a reason to be just as anti-science by spouting off about shit we’re not qualified to know about
A bridge on i35 already collapsed about 20 years ago. It was a nearly identical situation, much further north in Minneapolis. 13 people died, and it created a huge mess for two years while MN DOT scrambled to rebuild it.
We never learn…
Infrastructure spending is too woke I guess
This is exactly the response I would expect from Texas, land of stable infrastructure.
As a Minneapolis resident, I can tell you that it’s no fun when an I-35 bridge collapses.
Congratulations! Your expansion joint has performed its duty and the threshold plate has reached the end of its service life
They can’t fix it that would be big government interfering in the lives of Texans.
Power outages are patriotic!
Yes because I-35 has never had a devastating bridge failure before.
“…northbound Interstate 35 FLYover…”
(My emphasis.) So, it’s fine as long as no one drives over it.
Is it because rodeo is in their blood?
In related news. Texas wont spend the money to maintain and/or replace highway signs. Want to read them at night? Good fucking luck. Half the reflective shit has flaked off. But, good news… the money saved is probably going straight into the pocket of some cronies… or paying hookers… or covering up crimes. Rest easy knowing that sweet sweet cash is not being wasted helping regular unwashed people use the highways at night.
Texas state government isn’t there to create infrastructure for Texans, okay?
No worries, this’ll probably be fine… right ? RemindMe! 7 days
It’s it a loud cracking sound?
Remember what happened to I-35 in the northern part of the country?
They’ll blame the motorcyclist that crashes because of this.
You know what they really need? Another toll road. /s
How concerning that is depends on things that you need a bridge inspector to assess. They would verify the bearing blocks, check the columns for foundation shift, assess the boxes and deck to see if they’re behaving as expected for the thermal stress. Has it been cold down there lately?
The joint „looking wide“ is not in and of itself a concern but the daylight through it indicates a material failure at the strip seal which means something has either exceeded design or worn out early.
If a car isn’t falling through the crack, it’s fine..
Edit: /s
I’m no structural engineer by any means but i’ve had an interest in construction for a while. it appears that one or more of the supporting structures have settled more than designed thus leaving a gap and clear misalignment. by „structurally sound“ they probably mean the section isn’t going to suddenly fall off of it’s supports any time soon. however if that settling and gap continues to grow it is only a matter of time until something has to be done. there is only 2-3 feet for either side of those overpass sections to sit on and the left appears to be the moving side and has already moved a solid foot at least.
I would give it 4 years before action has to be taken, 5-6 years before it falls of it’s own accord.
They are correct. It’s currently structurally sound. It’s bad optics for sure but their statement is correct.
Yup thanks for canceling the infrastructure bill.
They slapped it a couple times and said “yeah that’s not going anywhere”
Next up: Announcement a stretch of I-35 has a mandated speed increase effective immediately.
Did you take notice that THEY are not driving across it???
A senior editor writing this article but including no factual analysis, or consulting experts is laughable journalism.
Not to turn this into a political conversation, but this is what you get when you vote in a bunch of ultra conservative right wing cultist bastards. They will say anything to please their masters even if it defies logic and reason. Bridge has an 11 inch gap between slabs? Standard operating procedure. They will install ramps so you can fly over it like Dukes of Hazzard before they will admit the state infrastructure is in failure.
Just stick some cardboard in the cracks. No one will notice.
The parts are structurally sound. Just not the whole. Well… the hole is, but not the whole.
>In the case of these joints, they’ve created a larger gap and are due for replacement. There is a plan to replace the bridge joints. Replacement should get underway soon.
So all is well
Well sh1t I’m not driving over that.
Somebody let Ted Cruz know he doesn’t have to keep fleeing.
Acceptable sized gaps, like everything else, are bigger in Texas.