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To: Still Thinking

Maybe site cast?? We do alot of “tilt-up” construction here. They cast a huge slab on the ground, let it cure, then stand it up for a wall. The beam could be done similarly at the site.

To whoever posted the pedestrian bridge collapse, I never did go find out if they determined poor design was the cause or shoddy materials and/or workmanship in construction, but typically Post tension concrete is pretty stable, I have drawn a few freeway bridges in earthquake prone California, that have performed well since.

Seems like I read afterwards that Cemex supplied the concrete and we had terrible 7 day break test results on their concrete here when I was inspecting post tension foundations years ago.


9 posted on 12/26/2018 11:26:50 AM PST by AzNASCARfan
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To: AzNASCARfan

The equipment needed to cast this beam is quite substantial oh, it can’t be cast on site.


12 posted on 12/26/2018 11:30:09 AM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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