Failures in Concrete Structures

This webinar looks at two, high profile, concrete structure failures, both in Miami Florida: a pedestrian bridge over a six lane highway, and a 12 story multi-residential building.
Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapse: A Computational Forensic Analysis
Presenter: Anil Agrawal
On March 15, 2018, a pedestrian, concrete truss bridge, in Miami Florida, collapsed during construction. The failure of this bridge caused multiple casualties and raised many serious concerns regarding the design and construction of the bridge. In this presentation, high fidelity computational simulation, is used to investigate the behaviour of the critical structural members of the bridge during construction. The results from the analysis and simulations, provide important insights into the collapse mechanism, and highlight lessons that could be learned for preventing similar catastrophic failures in the future.
The Collapse of the Champlain Towers South Building in Surfside Florida
Presenter: Dawn Lehman
On June 24, 2021, the Champlain Towers South building, in Surfside Florida, collapsed without warning taking the lives of 98 people. Professor Lehman worked with an investigative journalist team, to investigate the partial collapse using tools and technologies she had developed through her research, on seismic evaluation of existing buildings, and design of new concrete connections. She will discuss the main causes of the failure and the lessons that we can learn to prevent their re-occurrence.
CPD
This webinar provides 2 hours of CPD. Engineers Australia members may claim two hours of CPD if applicable to their area of engineering practice. This webinar is also recognised CPD for members of other professional bodies with annual CPD obligations. Participants should retain their purchase confirmation as evidence for their CPD records.