Thursday, August 9, 2007
Potential Flaw Seen in Design of Fallen Bridge
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8 — Investigators have found what may be a design flaw in the bridge that collapsed here a week ago, in the steel parts that connect girders, raising safety concerns for other bridges around the country, federal officials said on Wednesday. The Federal Highway Administration swiftly responded by urging all states to take extra care with how much weight they place on bridges of any design when sending construction crews to work on them. Crews were doing work on the deck of the Interstate 35W bridge here when it gave way, hurling rush-hour traffic into the Mississippi River and killing at least five people. Story by Monica Davey and Matthew Wald in the NY Times, August 9, 2007.
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In view of the concern about the design of similar bridges, it would seem appropriate for Wiss, Jenney and the NTSB to share with the engineering community the nature of the reported "design flaw" in the gusset plates. One would expect that out of respect for the original designers such an allegation was not made publicly until it was certain.
William J. Schmitz, PE
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