Pigeon droppings failure
Pigeon droppings failure
(OP)
First a bridge now this...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28329144/?GT1=43001
I smell a new ASCE 7 section coming. Can't wait to get my hands on the rain on poop combination.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28329144/?GT1=43001
I smell a new ASCE 7 section coming. Can't wait to get my hands on the rain on poop combination.






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It turned out that he was right.
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Was it due to the increased load or did guano related corrosion play a role?
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The conclusion was that the combination of guano and moisture resulted in a chemical reaction that ate away the cable.
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IIRC there was cartoon about the engineer in that Brooklyn Bridge incident.
Both poop and urine can be very corrosive and have caused many problems. It's about time people understood this.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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On a lot of bridges in NYC bird barriers - a coil with prongs - have been installed but nature has outsmarted us : The birds have figured out how to sit & $#!+ while perched on the prongs.
In some spots in the city large plastic owls have been installed but again the birds must have figured out the owls are fake.
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Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
WWW.amlinereast.com
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the disease you're thinking of is histosplasmosis.
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Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
WWW.amlinereast.com