leroy

RE... " Stack and associated eqpt "... Yup. Both fly ash, sulfur and nitrogen emission controls... leroy...

In guessin that the inspectors are tecnicians and/or engineers. We used both. Trained and certified for the inspections they performed. Additionally, an engineer most likeky reviewed the report. This poor guy's problem is that he either overlooked or didnt do ( ... My guess.. ) the required inspections. That is firin offense on its face. Signin the report is certifying a lie... Another slam dunk for firin. This will be interestin to watch. This witch hunt aint over in thinkin. leroy...

The " charges " thing is a non starter... Im guessin ( ... The operative word is " guessin " ..) that the reason for the firing was forging inspection reports. He wuz supposed to visually inspect, then write a report. He obviously didnt... leroy...

Yep... John Sevier is gone now. Looks like Johnsoville will be gone soon as well. Kingston still putting out MW... I retired in early 2006. There wuz a pretty good program to repair all the " troublesome " spots in the 90s to early 2000s . leroy.

Gallatin. We finally replaced the main steam. Rolled n welded pipe replaced with seamless. Some at John Sevier and Kingston as well. leroy.

It aint unusual to " monitor defects " in structures and even piping systems ( .. we did it on steam lines in fossil plants.. ), which, in the case of cracks, is " let's monitor it and see if it is growin "... This one did pretty fast. Some defects are worse than others. This is in a main structural member, meaning if you cut it, the structure will fall. This one is really bad. Thats why they are doin what they are doin. Bridge failures are often catastrophic and involve loss of life... This aint a " no.. nevermind " thing. leroy...

For those interested: TDOT has a Hernando Desoto Bridge update page... https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/region-4/i-40-hernando-desoto-bridge.html I lifted these details RE: " The crack " from it a few minutes ago. "... The arch truss spans are above the roadway and connected with steel box beams. A steel box beam is comprised of two side plates, measuring 32” x 1-3/8” (inboard and outboard), and tow cover plates, measuring 25” x 1/2” (top and bottom). A mechanical fracture, or crack, was discovered within the elements of a steel box beam on May 11, 2021. The fracture impacts 100% of the outboard plate, 100% of the top plate, and approximately 20% of the bottom plate. The bridge is undergoing intense analysis, including bridge modeling, to determine the extent of the damage. As of May 14, 2021, there is no indication that the bridge is continuing to deteriorate. Additional modeling and analytical tools will be used to ensure quality control before making a final determination on structural stability. Design teams are working on short- and long-term solutions that would allow traffic to safely resume on the bridge ..." It looks like they have hired the old Peter Kewit Construction company to do the repairs. They are talkin about reinforcing this area. Code words for cover plating. Notice how big the box beam is... 32"x25"... leroy.

Dont hire this guy or gal for your next bridge or hi rise project structural design project. He ( .. or she .. ) failed structural analysis. leroy.

Gray is most likely right... I'm guessin they will plate n weld if they have the room... They musta done some quick number crunchin and believe the loads are low enough now with no traffic to get some things movin again. My concern would be wind loading now. The wind bracing under the roadway deck must be helpin alot to carry the dead load of the bridge. They dont want ta see any big thunderstorms roll thru now im thinkin. Watch for a big bridge contractor ta show up and fix this one for a handsome fee... leroy...

Ya are seein it right ken... The joint is bolted. This bridge is fairly " new " by big bridge standards. Fabricated by Bethlehem Steel Corp in the late sixties and early seventies. They may also have erected it as well, as they did that sort of work too. This bridge is what is known as a " tied arch " design, and the fractured member is like a bowstring that keeps the arch from straightening out and falling. The connection ya see appears ta be the main one at the end of the arch. There is a complete fracture to the right of the connection. Im guessin its 12 inches to 24 inches away from the joint. Im guessin a fatigue fracture brought on by cyclic loading that started at a notch or inclusion somewhere in the plate. This is, indeed, bad because the fractured member holds the arch above it in tension. If its broken, the loads are migrating thru the bridge floor beams and the deck slab, and that aint good. Thats why they are wringing their hands and keepin traffic off the bridge. Concrete aint good in tension, and the floor beam system aint supposed ta carry this load. If the deck breaks or a floor beam turns loose, they know the arch and bridge is headed for the drink. My guess is that they dont want ta take any chances with an errant tow bumping a pier anywhere until they get this bottom chord ( ... the beam with the fracture .. ) stabilized some way. Watch for em to weld xtra coverplates or rig some big iron some way to carry these loads in the next while. I spent some time designin and doin some of this when i had to work for a livin... Believe me, the TDOT and the ARKDOT is scared ta death right now... structural engineerin leroy

A genuine " Blast from the past "...! I remember seeing these for sale n handling a few when I wuz in my 20s. I'm now 74... HEHEHE. A great piece of history from the once great British Empire. admirin leroy.

I like it..!!! leroy...

Sadly, in " My Heart of Hearts " , i strongly feel the same way Brother... There are, indeed, places where this will happen... Let us hope n pray its not in our own back yards... SIGH... leroy...

YEAAH..!!! Congratulations to " All Ya'll "... My 32 year old is a TTU BSME grad..! TTU is a great school... leroy...

500 rounds per caliber of good defensive ammo. One thousand rounds of " hardball " for each carry caliber... About 5 reliable mags for each semiauto... About 250-300 rounds of buck... All the reloading components i can afford ta buy for calibers used... Lookin at a Palmetto State AK of some flavor... scavengin leroy, the armed hermit...

The view from a bit north in Anderson County, TN. https://www.facebook.com/tnacso/photos/a.161343183889962/4264323236925249/ admirin leroy...

I love it Brother..! Ya got ta admire the style..! admirin leroy...

Found this post this morning, 5.7.2021, in The Instapundut Blog by Brother Glen Reynolds, Law Professor, UT: Brother Glen is a wise man... The city mother is simply pandering to her constituency. leroy..,

Burnman remembered right... Lotsa Colt Delta Elites were hammered to death with the original 10mm loads when they came out. Thats the beauty of the Glock 20s... They are much sturdier... leroy...

" Tombstone " comes " To My Old Kentucky Home "... It's everywhere.. SIGH... Louisville is full of money n pretty white people... It's also full of " inner city thugs " . This one will be Interestin to watch. Im bettin on " The Pretty White People ". They have all the money. I'm also lookin for an uptake in personal security services if the city fathers n mothers dont tamp this thuggery down... Welcome to " Tombstone " in the bluegrass... watchin leroy...

We are simply seeing things we simply have never seenin our lifetime. " Tombstone " is becoming the norm where it had been tamped down for over 120 years. If the adults don't take the local and state gubts back over, even in places like Knoxburg, everybody may be carryin ARs, AKs, n Shotguns along with their pistolas wherever they go... The adult political class of both flavors is gonna have ta quit coddling this trash n come down on em to restore the peace. This spate of treating these gangs of hoodlums like " patriots " and slappin their wrists for criminal acts and intimidating folks they dont approve of needs to be over before Charles Manson's war begins... leroy...

Im ok with whatever ya are comfortable shooting; ya just have ta know how to shoot n have the mindset to shoot... I carry a 238 and/or 938 because they are thin n easy to carry when im in relatively safe territory.. Out on " the frontier " the big pistolas ride along. I like the at least two gun idea:... " The quickest reload is a second pistola "... leroy...

More " creative salesmanship "... leroy....

Had an all steel second generation with the barrel lug... They are great pistolas. I prefer them to the " J " frames... Ya just cant find em anymore... leroy...

This is " The Way "... Spend the xtra dough here... leroy...