Duct Tape and Baling Wire: Safely Using Temporary Fixes

“Sometimes using duct tape and baling wire is a terrible and/or dangerous choice.”  — Kay Rhodes On Sunday, June 11, 2023, a burning truckload of gasoline under an I-95 overpass in Philadelphia caused the bridge to collapse. At the time, officials estimated that it would take months to repair the bridge. Twelve days later, on [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:35:34-05:00July 13th, 2023|Current Events, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Duct Tape and Baling Wire: Safely Using Temporary Fixes

Fireproof? Why Concrete Structures Fail In a Fire

“They swore by concrete. They built for eternity.”  — Günter Grass A tank truck hauling gasoline caught fire under an I-95 overpass outside of Philadelphia on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Not long after, the overpass collapsed. Concrete is not combustible, and most of us don’t think of structural steel as combustible, either. So, how could [...]

By |2023-08-14T17:31:37-05:00June 15th, 2023|Current Events|Comments Off on Fireproof? Why Concrete Structures Fail In a Fire
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