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> the replacement bridge was built with a series of "structural dolphins" and concrete barriers to protect against ship strikes. Given how the Skyway collapse
by WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
> the replacement bridge was built with a series of "structural dolphins" and concrete barriers to protect against ship strikes.
Given how the Skyway collapse is burned into the local consciousness, I suspect some of the benefit comes from their visibility.
I truly don't know how the dolphins would fair against a massive ship strike but I can imagine them doing their job.
(ship passing): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPgQhy2X0AE8yw1.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPgQhy2X0AE8yw1.jpg
- tomatotomato37 3y agoI would also add those barriers seem to depend on the ship staying intact during collision. Given the immense inertia involved on the bigger ships I could just as easily see a scenario where the barrier ends up ripping through the lower hull while the rest of the ship continues forward.
- krisoft 3y ago> easily see a scenario where the barrier ends up ripping through the lower hull while the rest of the ship continues forward I don’t think that is likely? My intuition is that in order to stay seaworthy ships are constructed with more integrity than that. I don’t have any hard evidence though, just that I have looked at many ship collision/allision aftermath photos and what you describe is not a failure mode I have seen so far.
- semireg 3y agoSee also: Titanic vs Ice