FIU had grand plans for 'signature' bridge. But the design had a key mistake, experts say
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article212571434.html [www.miamiherald.com]
2018-06-15 17:24
The unconventional placement of diagonal supports in an uneven zig-zag pattern along the bridge produced a complex structural web with a glaring weakness at a key connection point, apparently overlooked by designers at FIGG Bridge Group, say three independent structural engineers who reviewed nearly 2,000 pages of calculations for the bridge at the Miami Herald’s request.
Follow up: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/us/bridge-collapse-florida-international-university-NTSB.html
source: HN