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May 11, 2012 04:49 pm PDT

Destroying stuff for science

How do engineers know that the pillars supporting a bridge can withstand the force of thousands of cars driving over them for decades? How do we know what would happen to that bridge during an earthquake? What about an earthquake in winter? Buildings, roads and bridges are all designed with a buffer of safety—basically, engineers [...]


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