On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:54:49 -0700, Jim Thompson top-posted: [top-post repaired below]
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>>The definitive answer as posted to sci.engr.mech, in case anyone is
>>interested:
>>>>> "The bridge must have been near a state of collapse for some time, and
>>> the construction might have contributed to its failure," said Zdenek
>>> Bazant, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at
>>> Northwestern University.
> Thanks for the post, Glen. Your information fits with what I heard while
> in the Minneapolis area on business just a week before the collapse.
>
> What troubles me is that there was great media attention initially which
> suggested down-right crooked manipulation/misappropriation of maintenance
> funds. It's suddenly been very quiet.
>
I wonder when this one's going:
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Cheers! Rich