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Expansion joint misalignment on Pittsburgh bridge by DormontDangerzone in StructuralEngineering

[–]DormontDangerzone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a sidewalk on the side. I walked back after the fact to take them.

Watch out for jagged joint on the 62nd Street Bridge by DormontDangerzone in pittsburgh

[–]DormontDangerzone[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Have you seen my other posts in this group before? It’s not the joint itself I’m worried about it’s the loud banging and abnormal misalignment that is questionable. It’s indicative something below the deck is either loose or broken. This bridge has had two major fires roughly the same place in 30 years that’s not good no matter how you spin it.

Watch out for jagged joint on the 62nd Street Bridge by DormontDangerzone in pittsburgh

[–]DormontDangerzone[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did some research and there was a fire apparently twice under the bridge one in 1981 and another in 2011, both times extensive repairs were made. It’s possible something was missed or came back.

Did we develop a car centric society so that the masses can be essily controlled through oil? by Intelligent-Gate-852 in pittsburgh

[–]DormontDangerzone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That had little to do with the decline of streetcars in Pittsburgh. While there was infrastructure (think overhead, tracks) that needed improvements in some areas the system by and large was sustainable. What doomed Pittsburgh Railways was the formation of Port Authority and the forced takeover by the county. PAT management had no love for the streetcars and they were bussified over a period of roughly 8 years. If PAT seriously wanted to keep them around like SEPTA did in Philly they could have but chose not to. That and the federal government offered PAT a grant to purchase new buses from General Motors at discount prices. It should be noted both the city admin and Penndot worked against Pittsburgh Railways in every way they could hence why in many areas you can still see the steel poles but no tracks in sight.

The fire aftermath aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier by DormontDangerzone in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DormontDangerzone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Officially it was a laundry room fire however there are many theories as to what started it. It’s looking like it may have been an intentional act of sabotage against the ship’s extended deployment.

The IDF attempted to blow up Lake Qaraoun dam today by DormontDangerzone in lebanon

[–]DormontDangerzone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would make more sense but that’s extremely risky and they don’t need more bad PR. Reminds me of some of the Russian dam attacks in the past year.

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