SCIENCE!

[Pommer]

Is this what happened in Florida?

Not sure what you mean...there’s an actual map in the article, that explains just where they think this applies.

 

[AV1611VET]

Not sure what you mean...there’s an actual map in the article, that explains just where they think this applies.

QV please:

Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse - Wikipedia

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

QV please:

Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse - Wikipedia

Did you read the Wiki article?

"An examination carried out by the Federal Highway Administration discovered faults in the design of the bridge, which overestimated the strength of the bridge in the region that failed and underestimated the load it would be expected to carry."​

Does that sound like foundations damaged by expanding minerals in the ground?

 

[Ophiolite]

Does that sound like foundations damaged by expanding minerals in the ground?

I suspect it sounds pretty much the same to AV. It's just another example of science going wrong, after all.

 

[driewerf]

Interesting tidbit from the United States Geological Survey.
The more I know, the more ignorant I become!


New USGS Map Helps Identify Where Pyrrhotite, a Mineral that Can Cause Concrete Foundations to Fail, May Occur

Just so you can estimate your (and mine!) ignorance:
1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities | Open Culture

 

[Ophiolite]

Just so you can estimate your (and mine!) ignorance:
1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities | Open Culture

There is little excuse with internet access to the vast array of courses to avoid furthering ones education. Although one stumbling block is choosing an appropriate course. To some extent the reputation of the issuing body can give some insight as to probable quality, but it would be nice to have independent assessment. Are you (or anyone) aware of any body/group/inidivdual/insitution that provides such a comparison?