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As far as I remember, many of the steel failures on the Bay Bridge were US steel from Ohio through Dyson.
by scarejunba 8y ago
As far as I remember, many of the steel failures on the Bay Bridge were US steel from Ohio through Dyson.
- samstave 8y ago>The eastern span of the Bay Bridge was completed in 2013, six years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Critics say pressure to contain costs and meet deadlines led to poor management decisions, including the use of substandard ---- Chinese steel. ---- Other problems include cracks in the foundation and missing sections of deck drainage that allow rainwater to bleed inside the structure. https://www.courthousenews.com/engineer-unfazed-reports-subpar-steel-bay-bridge/ https://www.courthousenews.com/engineer-unfazed-reports-subp... --- There are other articles about it...
- scarejunba 8y ago> Less than six months after the ill-fated batch of rods arrived in California in 2008, six high-strength rods that Dyson Corp. of Ohio shipped to rebuild the Hood Canal pontoon bridge — which connects the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas in the western part of the state — failed within days of being installed, according to a review recently made public by California bridge officials. Right but there are also articles about Dyson Steel: https://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-supplier-failed-to-reveal-rods-6037844.php https://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Bridge-supplier-fai... I chose my words carefully. I didn't intend to say that Chinese Steel is magic. Just that they're not the only culprit. If we'd picked up more Ohio steel we'd probably be in the same situation.