CROSS Safety Alert: Lessons learned from the 2018 Florida bridge collapse during construction

Author: Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

Date published

1 May 2024

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CROSS Safety Alert: Lessons learned from the 2018 Florida bridge collapse during construction

The Structural Engineer

Author

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 5, 2024, Page(s) 12-13

Date published

1 May 2024

Author

Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 5, 2024, Page(s) 12-13

Price

Free

This month we present key elements of a CROSS Safety Alert from December 2020 detailing the failures and lessons learned from the Florida bridge collapse in 2018.

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
12-13
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

Tags

Concrete - precast Bridge - pedestrian Safety Structural failure Professional Guidance Issue 5

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