Overtightening eyed as cause for flaws in Big Dig tunnel nuts

The Boston Globe ^ | October 22, 2015 | Nicole Dungca

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Flaws in nuts that hold up lights throughout the Big Dig

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The poor Big Dig will always be with us . . .

[Norm Lenhart]

Yea inferior china steel had nothing to do with it I’m sure.

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Nuts & Jolt$: 878 Big Dig fasteners damaged; repair cost unknown

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They actually used Chinese steel? I know that was used for the new SF-Oakland Bay Bridge span.

[Jeff Chandler]

Nuts.

[mowowie]

Meanwhile 16 MILLION gallons of water leaked into the Tip O’Neil tunnel in the past 6 months alone.
What a BOONDOGGLE.
I wonder what the eventual lifespan for this taxpayer funded, union built disaster will be.
The next 30 billion dollar fiasco project will be a ground level highway above the flooded tunnels in 2030 and a bridge to the airport.
sht never ends....

[bramps]

They did something remarkable with the Big Dig:
They made brand new tunnels that looked and operated like they were 50 years old on the day that they opened.

[clearcarbon]

"Overtightening eyed as cause for flaws in Big Dig tunnel nuts, "

Were any of those workers given torquing instructions in their native language?

[WTFOVR]

NEVER EVER “over tighten” your nuts! That’s why I wear boxers! You have to allow the Big Dig some breathing room!

Chinese steel?

Who was the Project Architect? Sum Ting Wong ...
Who was the Engineer of Record? Wee Bi Tu Low ...
Who was the Quality Control Inspector? Ho Lee Fluk

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Were any of those workers given torquing instructions in their native language?” <<

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Do any of their native languages come in written form?
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[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Chinese steel?” <<

We have a bridge full of it in CA that is about to fall over in the mud flats of San Franfrisco bay.
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[Squantos]

Fake grade eights ........ damn.

[Fantasywriter]

“This tunnel will be a bargain.”

Actual John Kerry quote.

[going hot]

What’s a couple of extra lines stamped on the head? /s

[Norm Lenhart]

Most likely. Most steel in America today is Chin in origin since Libs destroyed American industry.

[mowowie]

I thought the exact same thing.
What a joke.

[Squantos]

Yer right ......:o)

[dynachrome]

Maybe they can build a hi-speed rail system to thru it, also.

yeah, that’s the ticket.

[editor-surveyor]

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Even real grade 8s tend to be touchy if salt is present.

They like to live in warm oil.

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Big Dig Tunnels Have Hundreds Of Cracked Construction Nuts