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That decision was not made by bridge engineers. It was made by architects, artists, and civilians. Basically, everyone with zero engineering experience. The who
by scurvy 11y ago
That decision was not made by bridge engineers. It was made by architects, artists, and civilians. Basically, everyone with zero engineering experience. The whole thing was a political rig job, setup to create something iconic, rather than something that worked.
San Franciscans insist on always doing things differently, not necessarily doing them well.
- pkaye 11y agoWell lots of people come into the picture when you build any engineering system. This includes software and hardware. There are many cost tradeoffs and compromises.
- scurvy 11y agoIn this case, it was purely non technical reasons and not many tradeoffs. It was all political: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-s-troubles-How-a-landmark-became-a-6021955.php?t=b20c182db7 http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-s-trou...