Motoring Discussion > Dismantling a suspension bridge Green Issues
Thread Author: Mapmaker Replies: 4
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New Thu 23 Feb 12 12:57 
 Dismantling a suspension bridge - Mapmaker
video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/suspension-bridge-demolished/1j4w1sf7m?src=v5%3ashare%3afacebook%3a&from=sharepermalink-facebook

Hope this hasn't been posted before...
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New Thu 23 Feb 12 13:02 
 Dismantling a suspension bridge - ToMoCo
Wow, very efficient looking. I wonder if the delayed explosion was intended?
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New Thu 23 Feb 12 13:10 
 Dismantling a suspension bridge - Old Navy
>> Wow, very efficient looking. I wonder if the delayed explosion was intended?
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I would think so, once initiated it goes bang unless a delay is built in. It looks like they needed to break up the nearest bridge support, probably to control its area of fall.
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New Thu 23 Feb 12 13:26 
 Dismantling a suspension bridge - Zero
>> >> Wow, very efficient looking. I wonder if the delayed explosion was intended?

yeah, they do it to control where each bit will fall and to make sure it does actually fall. Plenty of blown up skyscrapers that didn't actually come all the way down when they got it wrong.

Couldnt happen here of course, the fish protection lobby would have a fit.
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New Thu 23 Feb 12 19:15 
 Dismantling a suspension bridge - Iffy
I watched an old crane being blown up in the Liebherr yard on the banks of the River Wear.

The blast broke a couple of windows in the main stand of Sunderland AFC's Stadium of Light on the other side of the river.

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