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shasta
on Dec 4, 2011
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The Mature Programmer
This is also why you'll find bridges that are under capacity. Some engineer was experimenting with a design he didn't fully understand.
ryanklee
on Dec 4, 2011
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Come on. Citation please. That's a pretty wild assertion.
gaius
on Dec 5, 2011
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Bridge_(London)#Reso...
ryanklee
on Dec 5, 2011
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Interesting information, but it doesn't support the assertion made by parent that experimentation has (often, it seems implied) been the root cause of poor bridge design implementation.
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