July 08, 2021

41: Florida International University

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43 minutes

The university wanted a bridge for its students over a busy roadway that would appear intriguing from afar. Instead it collapsed before it was even finished. We look into how design errors, poor peer review and denial led to a collapse that claimed six peoples lives.
With John Chidgey.

This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Report into the Incidents:

NTSB Final Report (PDF)

Design Criteria and Bid:

FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 0 (PDF)

FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 1 (PDF)

MCM / FIGG Proposal (PDF)

Civil Structural References:

Truss

Truss Bridges

Steel Bridge Design

What is Post-tensioning?

Prestressed, Pretensioned and Post-Tensioned Concrete

Engineer of Record Definition

Non-Destructive Concrete Evaluation & testing

Companies Involved:

Louis Berger is now part of WSP

WSP Global

FIGG Engineering

FIGG Bridge Engineers

Links of Potential Interest:

Florida bridge collapse has some hard lessons

Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse

University-City Prosperity Project

Meet the prominent Miami firm behind the collapsed FIU bridge

Miami Bridge Failure Part 3: The Peer Review

FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers

Louis Berger only firm refusing to settle FIU bridge collapse

Bankrupt construction company that built FIU bridge reaches deal to pay victims $42M

Lessons learnt 3 years since Florida tragedy

FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers

Judge Rejects FIGG’s Motion to Halt 10-Year Debarment

Riverside Expressway:

Glimmer of hope?

Riverside Expressway

Support Causality on Patreon

Episode Gold Producers:

'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Bill.

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July 08, 2021

41: Florida International University

Listen Later

43 minutes

The university wanted a bridge for its students over a busy roadway that would appear intriguing from afar. Instead it collapsed before it was even finished. We look into how design errors, poor peer review and denial led to a collapse that claimed six peoples lives.
With John Chidgey.

This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Report into the Incidents:

NTSB Final Report (PDF)

Design Criteria and Bid:

FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 0 (PDF)

FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 1 (PDF)

MCM / FIGG Proposal (PDF)

Civil Structural References:

Truss

Truss Bridges

Steel Bridge Design

What is Post-tensioning?

Prestressed, Pretensioned and Post-Tensioned Concrete

Engineer of Record Definition

Non-Destructive Concrete Evaluation & testing

Companies Involved:

Louis Berger is now part of WSP

WSP Global

FIGG Engineering

FIGG Bridge Engineers

Links of Potential Interest:

Florida bridge collapse has some hard lessons

Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse

University-City Prosperity Project

Meet the prominent Miami firm behind the collapsed FIU bridge

Miami Bridge Failure Part 3: The Peer Review

FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers

Louis Berger only firm refusing to settle FIU bridge collapse

Bankrupt construction company that built FIU bridge reaches deal to pay victims $42M

Lessons learnt 3 years since Florida tragedy

FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers

Judge Rejects FIGG’s Motion to Halt 10-Year Debarment

Riverside Expressway:

Glimmer of hope?

Riverside Expressway

Support Causality on Patreon

Episode Gold Producers:

'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:

Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Bill.

...more