41: Florida International University

The university wanted a bridge for its students over a busy roadway that would appear intriguing from afar. Instead it collapsed before it was even finished. We look into how design errors, poor peer review and denial led to a collapse that claimed six peoples lives.
With John Chidgey.

This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Report into the Incidents:

• NTSB Final Report (PDF)

Design Criteria and Bid:

• FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 0 (PDF)


• FIU Pedestrian Bridge Design Criteria Rev 1 (PDF)


• MCM / FIGG Proposal (PDF)

Civil Structural References:

• Truss


• Truss Bridges


• Steel Bridge Design


• What is Post-tensioning?


• Prestressed, Pretensioned and Post-Tensioned Concrete


• Engineer of Record Definition


• Non-Destructive Concrete Evaluation & testing

Companies Involved:

• Louis Berger is now part of WSP


• WSP Global


• FIGG Engineering


• FIGG Bridge Engineers

Links of Potential Interest:

• Florida bridge collapse has some hard lessons


• Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse


• University-City Prosperity Project


• Meet the prominent Miami firm behind the collapsed FIU bridge


• Miami Bridge Failure Part 3: The Peer Review


• FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers


• Louis Berger only firm refusing to settle FIU bridge collapse


• Bankrupt construction company that built FIU bridge reaches deal to pay victims $42M


• Lessons learnt 3 years since Florida tragedy


• FHWA proposes 10-year debarment for FIGG Bridge Engineers


• Judge Rejects FIGG’s Motion to Halt 10-Year Debarment

Riverside Expressway:

• Glimmer of hope?


• Riverside Expressway

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Bill.