Testing Vintage U.S. Bridges for Vulnerability -and Finding Ways to Protect Them
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 09:01
in Psychology & Sociology
It took only 13 seconds for Minneapolis I-35W bridge to collapse and plummet into the Mississippi River. Sabotage? Not that time, but such a scenario is indeed possible, and DHS and its partners is testing to prevent it.
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