Group Members: Nathan Habbouch, Jackson Krupnick, Isak Lam, Zachary Michalski
Project Track: Track C - “The Forensic Analyst”
Project Details:
Florida International University (FIU) pedestrian bridge collapse
The FIU pedestrian bridge was being constructed over the eight-lane highway in University Park,
a suburb of Miami. The project was a post-tensioned concrete bridge. The design was overseen
by the university as opposed to FDOT because the university was known for its accelerated
bridge construction. The bridge collapsed on March 15, 2018. Casualties include 6 deaths, 10
injured, and 8 vehicles crushed. This failure was analyzed by LERA Consulting Structural
Engineers and Benjamin Cornelius, a engineers from LERA, gave a presentation about this study
in AE 222 Spring 2024.