NTSB: Miami bridge that collapsed and killed 6 had design errors

[RoosGirl]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/15/ntsb-miami-bridge-collapse-design-errors/2012020002/

WASHINGTON – A Miami pedestrian bridge that collapsed in March and killed six people had design errors, federal investigators said Thursday.

The National Transportation Safety Board will continue to investigate the collapse of the 174-foot-long section of the Florida International University bridge that was under construction. The board hasn't ruled on what caused the collapse, and the results could take months.

The errors in the design of the northern edge of the bridge overestimated how much stress the structure could take, according to the two-page board update. Cracking observed in the bridge before the collapse was consistent with the design errors, according to the board, which received help in analyzing the incident from the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Bridges and Structures.

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[RoosGirl]

Just a recent update.

[truth_seeker]

How many government agencies, signed off on the designs, engineering reports, building inspections etc.?

[RoosGirl]

How many government agencies, signed off on the designs, engineering reports, building inspections etc.?

My guess is two, maybe three.  FDOT, City of Miami, Dade County.

[the_doc]

My guess is two, maybe three.  FDOT, City of Miami, Dade County.

Do you have a professional take on the design errors being reported?

[Frank Cannon]

Just more evidence.......Florida engineers are dangerous.

[RoosGirl]

Just more evidence.......Florida engineers are dangerous.

And don't you forget it.

[RoosGirl]

Do you have a professional take on the design errors being reported?

I'm not a structural engineer, no way, no how.

[Frank Cannon]

Do you have a professional take on the design errors being reported?

I do. That shit was nasty. Fo shizzle.