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Brother Buzz

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25. The rods were suspect before the concrete was even mixed

Reply to Amishman (Reply #17)

Fri May 8, 2015, 12:17 PM

May 2015

Dyson Corporation knew of rod problems but the nimrods at Caltrans still signed off on them.

http://abc7news.com/traffic/report-supplier-knew-of-bay-bridge-rod-problems/490171/

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/05/22/supplier-persuaded-caltrans-to-use-rods-which-cracked-on-new-bay-bridge/

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Bay Bridge news gets worse: Tower rod fails key test [View all] XemaSab May 2015 OP

The contractor on that job is notorious for lowballing jobs . . . MrModerate May 2015 #1

Didn't they get a massive bonus for finishing early. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #7

Wait a minute . . . MrModerate May 2015 #14

From the comments: XemaSab May 2015 #2

Think of the extra profit we'll make using bolts and rods from China!" DJ13 May 2015 #3

The STUPID cost cutting business philosophy of the past 20-30 years! AZ Progressive May 2015 #4

If I remember the rods were sourced in the USA. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #8

I understand the rods were made in USA, too Brother Buzz May 2015 #10

It sounds like the real issue is the concrete work being done wrong, allowing salt water in Amishman May 2015 #17

so how is concrete work 'done right' then? pasto76 May 2015 #21

"way above the pay scale of anyone who works with their hands" Psephos May 2015 #27

It reads like the impication is that the problem was in the design phase, ohnoyoudidnt May 2015 #30

Actually, it reads like the hands-on people are too dumb to notice there's a problem. Psephos May 2015 #33

There were problems with the welding on the Chinese components XemaSab May 2015 #23

The rods were suspect before the concrete was even mixed Brother Buzz May 2015 #25

How they allowed this bridge to be manufactured in China is beyond me KeepItReal May 2015 #5

+1, great contribution to this discussion dreamnightwind May 2015 #9

Chinese junk. Uggggh. JDPriestly May 2015 #12

In my neck of the woods they call this "value engineering". damyank913 May 2015 #18

. Adsos Letter May 2015 #6

I predict none. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #20

We need so much infrastructure updating. It isn't funny. JDPriestly May 2015 #11

Depends on your definition of funny. ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #13

The Bay Bridge has been a microcosm of my doom and gloom about the US for 25 years Dems to Win May 2015 #15

+ 100 n/t MBS May 2015 #16

It's not that we cannot build bridges, we CHOSE NOT TO build the whole thing here KeepItReal May 2015 #19

I hope when people read this story Lonusca May 2015 #22

+100 billion Throd May 2015 #24

I can think of four serious problems with HSR XemaSab May 2015 #28

Agree with every one of those issues Lonusca May 2015 #29

Complete waste of money XemaSab May 2015 #31

Isn't Elon Musk behind the HSR project? ohnoyoudidnt May 2015 #32

He is researching a Hyperloop Lonusca May 2015 #34

Wow! Politicalboi May 2015 #26

Sounds about right Prism May 2015 #35