Dyson Corp: We Supplied Bridge Bolts As Specified
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“Dyson supplied exactly what was requested of us,” Dyson Corporation CEO Brian Rawson told FIN.
Despite this, the Ohio fastener manufacturer finds itself caught in a media storm over 32 failed anchor rods on the $6.4 billion eastern span of the Oakland Bay Bridge.
Bridge officials have determined the failed rods, which began snapping within days of coming under load in early March, suffered from hydrogen embrittlement.
MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger has conceded that Caltrans failed to provide adequate specifications to the manufacturer or mandate specific tests that would have revealed whether the bolts, manufactured between June 4, 2008, and September 6, 2008, were susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement.
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