Imagine what would happen were you in a squatting pose, low center of gravity that would be difficult to topple, and then someone took a shotgun to one of your ankles at close range.
Hundred thousand tons of ship hitting horizontally vs bridge that's really strong vertically. As soon as the pier is compromised the whole thing just becomes levers and physics.
It's the style of construction used (cantilever) that caused the whole thing to fall when only one support was removed. A beam bridge would have failed at the section where hit but is unlikely to completely fail the way this one did.
How can a bridge just upend like this so quickly? Are bridges build differently now or has this always been a thing? Genuenly confused here.
Support column completely destroyed. Suspension bridges are fragile when you get right down to it.
Imagine what would happen were you in a squatting pose, low center of gravity that would be difficult to topple, and then someone took a shotgun to one of your ankles at close range.
Hundred thousand tons of ship hitting horizontally vs bridge that's really strong vertically. As soon as the pier is compromised the whole thing just becomes levers and physics.
It's the style of construction used (cantilever) that caused the whole thing to fall when only one support was removed. A beam bridge would have failed at the section where hit but is unlikely to completely fail the way this one did.
https://stylesatlife.com/articles/types-of-bridge-structures-names-and-pics/
Think about it