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    Miami Pedestrian Bridge, Part VIII

    Thanks for the answer. I didn't phrase the question very well. Putting bridges aside for a moment.... Does anyone know if the shear strength of a concrete "cold joint" is different than the shear strength of a solid block of concrete? Intuitively it would seem likely it would not be the same...
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    Miami Pedestrian Bridge, Part VIII

    OK - I understand what everyone has explained. And I am not a structural engineer, but I have to ask, what if the joint between diagonal #11 and the deck had not been a "cold joint" but a continuously poured section of concrete (not that that would even have been possible). I might have thought...

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