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OT: Minneapolis Bridge
KingSparta:
--- Quote ---Aren't engineers supposed to catch these things?
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In the case of a hotel walkway that failed and killed over 114 people the engineers had the correct specs, but the contractor made an error. Where the contractor used two I beams welded together when he should have used a Box beam. There were other issues with the length of the connecting rods for the other suspended walkways.
The engineers were held liable because they failed to check the contractors work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse
http://www.engineering.com/Library/ArticlesPage/tabid/85/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/175/Walkway-Collapse.aspx
benn600:
--- Quote ---This happened about a mile from JRiver this evening:
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I have relatives very close to the bridge as well. So, that shows that when I visit, I am probably very close to the J River offices. Do you ever give tours? lol. It would be fun to see what we're dealing with here.
HTPC4ME:
just wanted to say i live in the cities also. and have been on that bridge many times myself. And it's good to see that a topic has been started about it here. Good to hear everyones opinions comment and CONCERNS! :)
mlefebvre:
--- Quote from: benn600 on August 10, 2007, 09:09:48 pm ---I have relatives very close to the bridge as well. So, that shows that when I visit, I am probably very close to the J River offices. Do you ever give tours? lol. It would be fun to see what we're dealing with here.
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I was there a couple of years ago while on a business trip. Emailed JimH and stopped by their office for a couple of hours... VERY VERY nice people at JRiver! After using the product since the 7.2 (or so...) days, it was really nice to meet all the folks there!
If I had an American work visa, JRiver is where I'd want to work!!
Michel.
benn600:
Just this forum alone gives me good impressions of the J River group.
I already said that I have relatives near the J River main office and it would be tempting to ask to visit. It would completely change everything dealing with the forum and MC, though! I would be able to picture lots of the employees in their work areas--just a different experience.
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