tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963032.post2837712434217545974..comments2023-11-03T16:52:01.683+08:00Comments on The Talk Shop......: IS IT SAFE?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963032.post-7121176205816179332010-06-18T07:59:33.181+08:002010-06-18T07:59:33.181+08:00Yes, there is a component in the civil engineering...Yes, there is a component in the civil engineering course and in the traffic management course that gets one to expect that a stretch of road with stationary cars and laden trucks would be heavier. People are taught to build roads to with-stand the worse conditions.<br /><br />However, there can still be an element of cheating; ie. people who supply inferior quality building materials, building workers who deliver service of lesser quality, etc that the courses do not account for. Engineers can also make mistakes in their calculations.<br /><br />I don't know which explanation applies in the situation you wrote about. I only know that we humans are far from perfect. May God help us.JLTanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794087765993583616noreply@blogger.com