Causality

41: Florida International University

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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

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              '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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