Kurt Ullman wrote in
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In article ,
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)

They don't drill to get a real world sample??

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Best regards
Han
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