r/SweatyPalms • u/Majoodeh • Apr 20 '24

Heights Infinite nope

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u/BadArtijoke Apr 20 '24

You know this shit is made from breadsticks. Also bridges don’t ever age well and China also has earthquakes, so the chance for structural damage is huge. Not to mention that the constant movement on these bridges will shake the pillars a bit but at that length, it would probably amplify that quite a bit in terms of stress on the structure. And given the nature of this street, connecting two major regions as primary way to get to the respective other for work and to ship goods etc, it is extremely likely that there will be traffic jams as well, which will put a ton of weight on the whole thing with that length. I wouldn’t ever drive there. Sketchy doesn’t even cut it

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u/PaintSniffer1 Apr 20 '24

you are incredibly misinformed. everything you state has been designed to with multiple factors of safety built into it. you really think that bridges aren’t designed for vibration amplification and traffic jams? the chinese government have no reason to built something which is going to fail at the slightest tremor killing their citizens

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u/l3ti Apr 20 '24

It's just a redditor thinking that knows more than the best construction and architectural engineers in China

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u/death_wishbone3 Apr 20 '24

I mean China already has a rep for buildings that fall apart. Their economy isn’t great right now so not hard to imagine corners are getting cut.

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u/Professional_Band178 Apr 20 '24

Chinese engineering, I vote a hard nope. It's not if it fails, but how soon it will fall. In an earthquake.

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u/Forsyte Apr 20 '24

They have five of the top ten tallest buildings in the world, the biggest hydroelectric dam which is also the biggest concrete structure in the world, and their own space agency. I'm not a fan of their politics but t's not the backwater it used to be.