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HereSince1628

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6. I remember when the "Big Blue" crane collapsed during stadium construction at Miller Park

Fri Nov 29, 2013, 09:40 AM

Nov 2013

Lot's of finger pointing and denial in the beginning. Amounts of liability bigger than the stadium were suddenly at risk.

IIRC, it wasn't even an extreme gust of wind but more something of a puff of wind that pushed the load beyond the lateral limits of the crane.

This is video of the accident in Milwaukee as it happened...a non-engineer's eye sees nothing really go wrong until things start to pushed beyond their limits in the last seconds before the collapse.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=big+blue+crane+collapse+video&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=BEC4F228EC3ECA8EE849BEC4F228EC3ECA8EE849

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This message was self-deleted by its author awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #1

Well, well, well... ReRe Nov 2013 #2

Just like the railroad. The Last Dem. Nov 2013 #3

"Of course the operation is safe. We hired a safety engineer!" Ash_F Nov 2013 #4

If you are going to blow the whistle...put it in writing first and keep it safe. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #5

I remember when the "Big Blue" crane collapsed during stadium construction at Miller Park HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #6

The economy of scale does not negate Murphy's Law. nt Ace Acme Nov 2013 #8

Not a pretty site eringer Nov 2013 #7