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Rubbish bridge starts to collapse in Shanghai

Sat, 2010-02-06 04:22 — Robyn

January 4, 2010

When a bridge or any structure starts to collapse with no clear reason why you have to wonder if the ground it was built on is unstable or whether the original construction company did a less than perfect job?

In the case of the bridge you see above it is a clear case of dangerous construction in a bid to save money. The construction company, whoever they are, took the brilliant decision of cutting costs by using less concrete. Instead the cavities where concrete was required were stuffed with bags of rubbish and styrofoam.

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Sat, 2010-02-06 05:24 — ABN

There is a good deal of

There is a good deal of shady construction in East Asia and this is a major contributing reason to the devastation caused by earthquakes in that region.

When I lived in Japan some years ago I watched the charade of a cement truck pulling up to a building under construction, setting up, turning the drum, etc. but no cement ever came out. I saw this happen for a few days in a row. I admit my impressions may be wrong in some way, but the cement charade occurred during a time when sleazy construction was in the news and many surreptitious videos were being taken of construction sites to catch them doing it.

The last big earthquake in Taiwan produced more damage than it would have had the buildings been up to code. Same for the one in Sichuan.