So they did survey it for over 3 years, had the data and said nothing and now they advertise their failings as a positive?
> Insurtech utilises technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain, and machine learning, to support the insurance industry.
What is this strange mismash of terms thrown around? I always assumed(limited liabilities) that machine-learning was a sub-set of artificial-intelligence.
> A distinct movement cluster on the western superstructure of the bridge of up to 23.50 mm per year [...] Additionally [...] from October 2022, the movements in the cluster began to show an atypical pattern with diverging paths
> Additional movement on the northern side of the bridge structure was also revealed, which could have indicated additional stress accumulation in the bridge’s western superstructure
So, the bridge was under stress and moving(breaking off?) slowly by few mm each year causing the eventual collapse? Was the movement due to the traffic over the bridge or also supported by the movement of water on the ground?
> It was also determined that bridge elements in the water, would raise the water level by around 30 to 50cm from the Carola Bridge to the level of the Waldschlösschen Bridge about 4.5km west of the Carola Bridge.
So, the collapsed and submersed debris from the bridge will raise the water levels by several inches having sone consequences for the Waldschlösschen bridge?
Can someone with more knowledge on such topics ELI5 me the overall things I quoted above?
A commercial venture can observe movements in the millimeter range from space? If this is true, I'm equally impressed as I'm terrified.
> [...]the movements in the cluster began to show an atypical pattern with diverging paths
What the heck does this mean?
> Insurtech utilises technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, blockchain, and machine learning, to support the insurance industry.
Holy buzzword soup, batman.
Why is this being upvoted? This is a meaningless article.
I'm sure there is plenty of movement visible on all kinds of bridges. We also know that all bridges will fail eventually, so the real value is having a more or less exact prediction _when_ they will fail, not a "we totally saw that coming" after the fact.