I just read that 90% of the whole island is demolished 
Unbelievable. #Irma has snapped all the cell towers on #Barbuda. That's reinforced steel - photo: ABSpic.twitter.com/NF5v698XJa
-
-
-
That's what the prime minister said
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
no it was renewable energy that broke them
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
... sorry, 'reinforced' steel ... ? ...
-
steel with more steel inside it.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Interesting -
#irma has exceeded the design wind shear and loading capacity of the towers. That's one powerful stormThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
They probably still have better cell coverage than rural Manitoba.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
How do you reinforce steel? With ubersteel?
-
It's regular steel. Perhaps confused the bracing between columns with reinforcing steel in concrete.
-
No, he really just doesn't understand anything technical and thought "reinforced" sounded good.
-
It is more spectacular to take down a cell tower of reinforced steel than a plain old steel cell tower.
-
It was likely a poorly maintained guy wire that loosened and caused the tower to collapse. Or debris damaged a guy wire. - Ham Radio Op
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The new towers will need to use Valyrian steel.
#ClimateChangeIsRealThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Last time I was in
#Barbuda and this is the customshouse in Codrington. Strong
people will fix this and continue to chillpic.twitter.com/4SLGHwXEKy
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Civil Engineers design such to withstand winds up to a certain wind speed but not beyond. (Good.) Irma may exceed those values in FL (bad)
-
would that be similar to using laminated wood beams like the ones in bridge construction? extreme heat can strengthen steel....
-
So it is a cost/benefit metric. If standards say design for 140mph winds, then designing for 150mph winds costs more money than required.
-
And of course the longer the piece and more pressure on it...it will eventually give way at the joins
-
Yes. These are accounted for in the structural equations, but it can be joints (welds or bolts), but failure can be anywhere on the structur
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.