If temporary cable failed (on above Golden Gate Bridge Question) same thing would happen. Ditto GW Bridge.
Impossible to eliminate all possible risks. Risks can only be minimized, but even then, not eliminated.
Life is inherently dangerous.
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 Again, my experience is based almost solely on what Tony tries to lift, and the "Big" crane he brought in had a load limit of 50 tons. That pictured crane didn't look 20 times bigger than anything Tony uses. |
Cranes are rated approximately. Remember the pulley experiments from Junior High.
You cannot judge a crane simply looking at it in a low res picture.
Has to do with pulleys and support arm structure.
One can see the massive arm structure containing multiple pulleys in photo above. That’s far different than a Tony Beets crane that needed to be transported by river in the Yukon.
Furthermore, the crane was not supporting 950 tons. The side supports were doing most of that.
You just need to remember next to last episode where his crane could not support full weight of bucket chain, so he used a platoon to take weight off crane.
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The whole grand idea was that the bridge was built alongside, to avoid road closure, and then it was rolled into place. Florida fast-track construction or something along those lines.
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Construction in place would have meant danger to workers and drivers, along with road closures for a year +