Case Study: The Minnesota Bridge/ I-35W Collapse of 2007
Intro
The Minnesota Bridge/ I-35W rumbled with high traffic during the rush hour when it dropped 60 feet down (or more) into Mississippi River in 2007, August 1st (Sander & Saulny, 2007). M Continue Reading...
The epoxy supplier knew full well that his brand wasn't good for the long haul and assumed the construction bosses knew that too -- but they did not know that.
So, the bottom line is that the I-35W bridge "apparently lacked the kind of redundancy p Continue Reading...
The design firm is ultimately responsible, and should bear the brunt of the blame in this situation, and all of their designs should be reconsidered and recalculated at this point. If they had recalculated their results, double tested, or even asked Continue Reading...
Failure analysis report: The I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse
Given the existence of safety codes within the United States as compared with the developing world, it might be assumed that a structural failure would be a relatively rare event. Continue Reading...