FIU Bridge Collapse—A Tragedy at Many Levels

摘要

Isuspect that almost everyone in the concrete industry has heard about the March 15, 2018, collapse of the pedestrian bridge that was under construction over a busy roadway at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, FL. The collapse killed six individuals and injured at least 10 others. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its report detailing the probable cause of the collapse on October 22,2019. The full text of the report can be found at www.ntsb.gov/investigations/ AccidentReports/Reports/HARl902.pdf. In full disclosure, I was retained as an expert for one of the parties, but in the end, I did not provide any opinions to the attorney for that party.