On 9/7/2018 at 1:19 PM, Kim J said:

You can rest assured this bridge specification will not meet Western requirements. Very little if anything here does. Structures anywhere in the world can and do fail on occasions, so yes this will have a greater probability of failing than what we have in our own countries, but most likely it will be standing problem free for many years to come, as do all of the other substandard buildings.

So they wont be the same standard as Italian Bridges?

31 minutes ago, The manic said:

So they wont be the same standard as Italian Bridges?

Quite possibly. 

If the reo bar was minimal and lesser strength concrete has been used.

 

In the continuing interest of filling brown paper envelopes. 

35 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Quite possibly. 

If the reo bar was minimal and lesser strength concrete has been used.

 

In the continuing interest of filling brown paper envelopes. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/16/bridges-across-europe-are-in-a-dangerous-state-warn-experts

http://uk.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-bridges-america-2017-5?r=US&IR=T/#alabama-i-65-over-us-11-railroad-in-jefferson-county-1

8 hours ago, digbeth said:

On the subject of Thai engineering fails

here's a new build condo in Bangkok that has failed slabs that's being reinforced with more external post tensioning

Wow  that looks decidedly dodgy !!!