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...have played a role here as well: the Minneapolis bridge - what's known as a deck steel truss bridge - was a concrete roadway supported by gridwork of steel. "When you use both concrete and steel like this," says William Miller, an expert on bridge engineering at Temple University in Philadelphia, "there can be chemical reactions going on where these two very different substances meet. This is especially a problem in extreme climates where water can get into the cracks between supports, freeze and expand and cause a huge amount of damage." Beyond that, says Miller, "concrete is a very forgiving...
...burst pipe in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday stirred the anxieties of New Yorkers who have experienced plenty of them since 9/11. But given the decrepit state of the country's urban infrastructure, the debacle could very well have been at a bridge in Boston or a sewer in Philadelphia. Indeed, the Manhattan steam-pipe geyser might be compared to the flooding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the 2003 blackout of the Eastern Seaboard: accidents and catastrophes that might have been prevented with the right funding and political priorities...
...story Chrysler Building. Deterioration takes place slowly, and often, when something breaks down, the impact is minimal - for example, wisps of steam coming out of a city manhole due to a leaky pipe. Bill Miller, who worked for over 30 years as an administrative engineer with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, says the city tended to act only after the fact. "They respond to these systems when problems appear...
...difficulty in getting to the antiquated and often deeply embedded and entangled systems but also to a lack of political will. "Paving a street is easy because you can go to it and do it, and frankly it's more politically visible," said Miller, adding that all Philadelphia streets are paved regularly while sewers and other systems are treated reactively, rather than preventively. "Out of sight, out of mind is a real accurate way to look at how city funds are spent." Until something dramatic happens. Says LeClair of Boston University: "Often times these events can be helpful in getting...
...Grumet-Morris enters the Music City with two years of professional experience, including stints at both the AA and AAA levels. Originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the goalie signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes upon graduation...