On: Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills at lea...

[m0llusk]

There may be complex lessons in this. Reinforced concrete has tended to reach end of life sooner than expected which has some serious implications for structures both built and so far only proposed.

[jnxx → m0llusk]

I thought the strong increase in heavy goods vehicles and traffic was the main cause for the widespread problems with bridges from the sixties?