March 28, 2024
Via: Construction DiveSafeguarding a bridge against a major collision with a container ship is not “economically feasible,” Ben Schafer, professor of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University said during a Wednesday call with reporters. Schafer called the Key Bridge protections […]
August 20, 2020
Via: ENRA new Genoa bridge was inaugurated Aug. 3, almost two years after the collapse of the city’s Polcevera viaduct that killed 43. The precise causes of the collapse and culpability remain uncertain. Government ministers are working to eject key shareholders […]
Construction Processes, Design
November 22, 2019
Via: Construction DiveThe National Transportation Safety Board has all but concluded its investigation into the March 2018 Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse, which killed six people and injured several others. Its findings, foreshadowed by an earlier report from OSHA’s Office of […]
Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise, Legal
October 23, 2019
Via: Construction DiveThe National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the deadly March 15, 2018, Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse was related to load and capacity calculation errors made by FIGG Bridge Engineers Inc. The board also […]
Construction Processes, Construction Site Safety, Legal, Regulations
June 13, 2019
Via: Construction DiveWhile all eyes are on the National Transportation Board (NTSB), awaiting its final determination as to the cause of the deadly March 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse on Miami’s Florida International University campus, another federal agency, OSHA, has come to its […]
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