Did hear that correctly?
Caltrans must have their engineers working on overdrive!
I wonder if the problem is not enough data?
The modeling input must have missed this this one.
If you were one of the guys, at a desk after touring the debris, with
the task to fix it.
What if more surveys, strain gages and detail inspections are needed to
even begin the proper repair?
Would you be the cog in the machine to say I can not design this fix
with more data?
There will be others eager to do the fix as is.
Is your only option is to write a protest and retire from the job.
I do not know if this is the case but I thought it would be a good time
to discuss such an idea, when emotions are high, to better understand
the pressure an engineer can be under.
I have twice been faced with such decisions that radically changed the
direction if my career, life and temporarily my own stress levels.
With out knowing what would happen, my career only got better and more
interesting, but I had the time to be damn sure I was right with peer
support.
But, what if there is no time?
David Merrick, SE
Sacramento
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