7 Engineers Suspended After $2.3 Million Bridge Includes Bizarre 90-Degree Turn

Ever had to make a 90-degree turn on a bridge? In India, seven engineers just got suspended for designing exactly that...

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Imagine: Chinese people built this very high-altitude bridge across mountains, and it's very thin yet can hold heavy vehicles. They didn't even have access to the sanctioned US Nvidia H100 chip. #engineeringmarvel #china #infrastructure #bridgedesign #technology #altitude #resilience

I've had an interest in bridges since childhood. This is a fascinating talk about masonry arched bridges, starting with a history of the development of theory about designing them and moving on to touch apon modern assessments of the condition of bridges. The speaker, Hamish Harvey also posts a near-monthly blog "Bridge of the Month" which is well worth a look.

#HistoricBridge #BridgeDesign #masonry #historicBuilding

https://youtu.be/VGfv3oMH-Og?si=WoN34d5_CCSCoL3T

Hamish Harvey – Understanding masonry bridges: a historical perspective

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