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OT: I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis

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[quote user="Krazykat112079"] [quote user="Bucyrus"]Do bridge designers just get to make mistakes without any consequences?[/quote]The answer is no.  There is almost guaranteed a Professional Engineer's seal affixed to the plans for that bridge who is accountable for design errors.  But, there really needs to be a thorough investigation.  It is entirely possible that the wrong pieces were installed in places that no one caught.  People tend to assume that the proper thickness widget or length whatcha-ma-callit was supplied and installed.  It could be a design error, supplier error, contractor error, or even inspector error.[/quote]Well that would be my take on it too.  But as I listen to all the local news, I detect virtually zero curiosity about the accountability for the design flaw.  The general thrust seems to be that the bridge fell down, and it is nobody's fault because the design occurred so long ago.  It makes you wonder how many other Minnesota bridges have lost all accountability for their designs because their designers went out of business, sold out, retired, or died.I wonder why the NTSB, after lecturing us all fall about not jumping to conclusions, would come out now, nine months before their final report, and tell us they stongly suspect that a design flaw was at fault, but they are not sure.
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