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Re: Manny B before the BMT |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Aug 20 11:08:38 2012, in response to Re: Manny B before the BMT, posted by merrick1 on Sun Aug 19 15:38:19 2012. Tacoma Narrows most fatal flaw was the ratio of length to width to weight. Trusses add weight as well as allow wind a pathway. Tacoma was light, narrow, and long. Compared to the Bronx Whitestone which had an acceptable ratio of length, width, weight, Tacoma did not. Whitestone's trusses were added more at the insistence of Moses more than anything else as a measure of perceived increased safety as opposed to actual advantages in safety. The trusses have been replaced with I believe fiberglass panels which will deflect wind via their triangular shape. |
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