Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
Blamed engineers for a faulty design and the state for poor oversight in the collapse of a new pedestrian bridge that killed six.
Florida international university pedestrian bridge collapse. Hours before a pedestrian bridge collapsed at florida international university last year engineers said cracks in the structure didn t pose a safety concern according to an occupational safety. Register to vote virus numbers by state. Pedestrian bridge collapse florida international university. Reply to this topic.
A newly installed pedestrian bridge connecting the campus of florida international university fiu with the city of sweetwater west of. The ntsb could make a final ruling tuesday on the cause of a pedestrian bridge collapse at fiu in miami that killed six people and injured 10. At least four people died thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near florida international university miami dade county fire chief dave downey said. Miami dade county fla.
Pedestrian bridge collapse florida international university pedestrian bridge collapse florida international university. Investigation of march 15 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse at florida international university miami fl 5 figure 31 notice the depth and width of cracks near column 12 at the west side of diaphragm ii. A final ntsb public hearing on the bridge accident was held october 22 2019 in washington d c and concluded that load and capacity calculation errors made by figg bridge engineers inc are the probable cause of the fatal march 15 2018 florida international university pedestrian bridge collapse in miami legal action. Witness describes bridge collapse 02 51.
