Used to uncover the possibility of water entering pontoons

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Visit Historylink (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. and search for links to Web pages describing the sinking of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge on November 25, 1990. Search words: "November 25, 1990." Read several of these descriptions. A brief description from Historylink is as follows:

On November 25, 1990, after a week of high winds and rain, the 50-year old Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (Lake Washington Floating Bridge) breaks apart and plunges into the mud beneath Lake Washington. Since it took some time for the bridge to sag and finally crack apart, news cameras were poised and ready to show post-Thanksgiving TV viewers a once-in-a-lifetime telecast of the demise of the historic I-90 span. It is later discovered that hatchways into the concrete pontoon air pockets were left open, allowing water to enter, while the bridge was undergoing a $35.6 million renovation.

a. What tools could the team have used to uncover the possibility of water entering the pontoons? Name at least three and explain how they would be applied.

b. Identify and discuss at least one positive outcome that could have emerged from this project crisis.

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