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Han wrote:

Over-engineering/building used to be a given. See the reports on the
Brooklyn bridge (to take into account the expected shenanigans in material
quality). The Titanic wasn't sufficiently overbuilt ...

Talk to the guys from Controlled Demolition and other imploders about
their adventures in Las Vegas. They said that pretty much every building
they dealt with over the years was a royal PITA because they were not
only overengineered, but also overbuilt. The concrete in the floors of
the Sands, for instance, was much thicker than the original plans had
lead them to believe. It seems about the last thing anyone wanted to do
was explain to the Mob why their building fell down. (grin)
--
America is at that awkward stage. It's too late
to work within the system, but too early to shoot
the *******s."-- Claire Wolfe