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Be super careful with that line of thought: it is precisely what they will use to deflect blame from the construction, engineering, and maintenance issues. "The

Be super careful with that line of thought: it is precisely what they will use to deflect blame from the construction, engineering, and maintenance issues. "The bridge wouldn't have failed if it weren't for that pesky diagnostic procedure that also happened to raise all sorts of problems about corrosion and structural integrity" edit: also - not an expert but interested and somewhat informed - this is a very common structural engineering technique and should under no circumstances, ever, lead to this kind of outcome on a sound structure.

SolarNet 8y ago
Also Italy has a (recent) history of prosecuting scientists who attempt to give their opinion (even if it isn't listened to). If I was an Italian scientist I would stay far away from predicting anything to or for the government. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/02/why-italian-earthquake-scientists-were-exonerated http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/02/why-italian-earthquak...