hosekiller
Well-Known Member
Lots of things are secured only by the weight of the structural members. Lots of concrete parking garages and bridges for instance.
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Construction between Contemporary and TTC
- Thread starter Soluna16
- Start date
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
Take it apart and rebuild
hosekiller
Well-Known Member
We have a low overpass that supports a couple of train tracks, and it’s hit several times a year. Slap a new beam in there and call it a day.
We had a bridge over an interstate struck by a dump truck a few years ago where I live, looks like the same thing that happened on I-16. We only had cosmetic damage though, it was a much wider roadway. Crazy how the I-16 bridge shifted after being hit by an unloaded dump truck.
EeyoreFan#24
Well-Known Member
I was just sharing because it was semi related to the beam discussion, although a guard probably wouldn’t have helped much there. That’s what got me, I’ve seen some truck vs bridge collisions like this before, but can’t recall the truck winning, as least not this much.
hosekiller
Well-Known Member
I’d guess the dump truck was a mechanical failure of some sort, or a failure to lock the dump bed if that’s a thing. Completely different situation than the monorail guard though. For what it’s worth, I’d bet the monorail guard would likely catch MOST issues where it’s set up….a vac boom for example, wouldn’t likely be traveling very fast on a dirt path.
On the flip side, the underpass that is hit several times a year where I live had similar “guards”, but they didn’t accomplish a thing. People just plowed right through them before nailing the bridge
homerdance
Well-Known Member
Problem solved. Floating tunnel in the lake.
www.borntoengineer.com
Norway Pioneers First Floating Underwater Tunnels — Born To Engineer
Norway is known for its beautiful tall mountains, glaciers, and deep fjords. The problem is that the 1,190 fjords that run along the countries west side have
www.borntoengineer.com
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
FjordTunnelVenture to replace frozen ever after....Problem solved. Floating tunnel in the lake.
Norway Pioneers First Floating Underwater Tunnels — Born To Engineer
Norway is known for its beautiful tall mountains, glaciers, and deep fjords. The problem is that the 1,190 fjords that run along the countries west side have
GimpYancIent
Well-Known Member
How fast was the truck estimated to be traveling? Even an unloaded dump truck can be a massive force when at speed.
hosekiller
Well-Known Member
I don’t know speeds of either incident. But after seeing more pictures on Facebook of the I-16 incident, it was a large dump truck, not what you would routinely see around town, and it ended up being loaded with large tires. It was a heck of a hit for sure!
Was this all for this?
www.wdwmagic.com
Second Magic Kingdom ferry boat upper-level ferry boat access gangway prepped for installation
Work is nearing completion on the new access gangways for the Magic Kingdom ferry boat.
www.wdwmagic.com
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
That seems to be itWas this all for this?
Second Magic Kingdom ferry boat upper-level ferry boat access gangway prepped for installation
Work is nearing completion on the new access gangways for the Magic Kingdom ferry boat.
Cheaper than a new ferry.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Wait a second…did people actually think they were building a new hotel? After not being able to move what they have at their prices for at least 10 years?
oh that’s rich
oh that’s rich