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infra??? structure??? * Ethiopia - Truck, Bridge Sinks 40m in Gibe River
...experts believe is the first in bridge history...
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia -Nazret.com (College Park,MD,USA), by ISSAYAS MEKURIA -7 Feb 2007: -- A heavy-duty truck carrying a dozer has fallen 40 meters into Gibe River, taking down with it the entire bridge in a manner experts believe is the first in bridge history. One of the four people inside the truck had been pronounced dead at the scene... Comment by Mitiku [Visitor]: How many bridges are bad designed?... I think the designer and or the contractor who installed the collapsed bridge should be questioned why the cross members were so low and also why such a catastrophic failure?... Were there height and weight limit signs on both sides of the bridge? My father was a truck driver i remember the old bridge built by the Italians was doing fine and we use to drive on it without fear with a loaded truck and trailer... Every time maintenance was needed the truck drivers use to fix the problem with hammer and nails... That bridge served for many years without failures and is still serving... Shame on the Ethiopian engineers who supervised the construction... I suggest all new bridges be reinspected to avoid similar failures... Here in the US the contractor would have paid for the damage... The truck company should not be held liable for the damage...Labels: infra...structures?..
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