Miami Pedestrian Bridge, Part VII 51

[JAE]

A continuation of our discussion of this failure. Best to read the other threads first.

Part I
thread815-436595
Part II
thread815-436699
Part III
thread815-436802
Part IV
thread815-436924
Part V
thread815-437029
Part VI
thread815-438451




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[CCW1]

I noticed the Miami Herald report entered a caveat:

The engineers consulted by the Herald cautioned that the apparent design error may not be the sole cause of the collapse.

 

[hokie66]

bimr,
Yes, I think the problems with this system, being not a traditional truss, but rather a truss/frame, were obvious to some of us. The bridge was weakest at the end where it failed, but I hope the NTSB focus is not solely on that connection.

I further think that the issues should have been found by the independent peer reviewer, if the review was indeed done. I would like to see the Herald reporters turn their attention to that review.

 

[JAE]

Please discontinue posting in this thread. Go to Part VIII for any further posts.

This topic is broken into multiple threads due to the long length and many images creating longer load times for some. If you are NEW to this discussion, please read the following threads prior to posting to avoid rehashing old discussions.

Part I
thread815-436595

Part II
thread815-436699

Part III
thread815-436802

Part IV
thread815-436924

Part V
thread815-437029

Part VI
thread815-438451

Part VII
thread815-438966

Part VIII
thread815-440072



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