Big_Sam Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/7188577.stm Hum, and I though these things were supposed to have a safety factor of at least 4..... I find this a little worrying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) Reminds me when I was on the Dartford Queen Elizabeth bridge during construction in the 90's, One of the main guide wires broke while we were winching it into its column. It whipped like an elastic band the whole length of the bridge taking the 40 ton winch with it. It landed on a transit van on a ***** encampment below the bridge completely obliterating it. Good job no-one was in it(?) Edited January 15, 2008 by starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 It landed on a transit van on a ***** encampment below the bridge completely obliterating it. One way of getting rid of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Was watching something the other night about a suspension bridge, which only had a few 10's of years left. THe big cable that held it up were basically constructed from hundreds of thousands of smaller thin cables and every creak and ping that could be heard with monitoring equipment was one of the smaller cables snapping! Quite freaky really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcmt Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Nuttall, Halcrow and Glasgow council are investigating last night's incident at £20.3m bridge The Clyde Arc bridge in Glasgow was shut after a support cable snapped last night. Civil engineering firm Nuttall, who acted as main contractors on the bridge, are currently investigating the incident together with engineering consultants Halcrow and Glasgow City Council. The three parties will be holding a meeting at 2pm today.(15th Jan) In an official statement engineering firm Nuttall said: “We have together with our client Glasgow City Council and our designer Halcrow begun an in-depth investigation into the cause of last night’s incident on the Clyde Arc. “At this stage it is too early to predict any outcome and we can only reiterate Glasgow City Council’s earlier statement to confirm that we believe that the integrity of the bridge is unaffected. The bridge has been designed to allow for the removal of one hanger at a time for repair and maintenance purposes. “To ensure public safety and to allow investigations to proceed unhindered the bridge has been closed.†The £20.3m Clyde Arc bridge was opened in September 2006 and was the first new road connection built over the river Clyde since 1969. Courtesy of Building.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy111 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Not sure about snapping. If you look closely it seems as the upper fixing has come away and also looks to be a pivot bolt on the carriageway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Sam Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Well, the cable did not actually snap, the fixing sheared off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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