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If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering ...
The formation of buildings and structures don't always go as planned. Discover the most costly construction mistakes in history.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a modern marvel when it was first built, but soon became one of the most infamous disasters ...
Be sure to check out the website before ... The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is another Grit City landmark. It was nicknamed Galloping Gertie in the ‘40s due to the way it violently swayed in the wind…which ...
This week, WTOP’s team coverage of “The Key Bridge, One Year Later” revisits an unthinkable, tragic collapse that sent ... However, before getting to the bakery, a colleague called him.
Construction began for the bridge in 1972 and was opened to the public on March 23, 1977 — marking 47 years in service before the collapse. The Singapore-flagged ship "DALI" collided with one of ...
Construction began for the bridge in 1972 and was opened to the public on March 23, 1977 — marking 47 years in service before the collapse. The Singapore-flagged ship "DALI" collided with one of ...
Just a week before the one year anniversary of the collapse, the NTSB announced an update into its investigation about Dali's collision with the Key Bridge. The NTSB said that the MDTA's lack of ...
Joel Schlossberg, the general manager of Lighthouse Point Marina, which opened a few months before the disaster, said the collapse of the bridge killed the momentum they had going into their first ...
“I said what bridge collapse?” Williamson recalled before staring at shocking footage of the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge coming over her phone. “I couldn’t really fathom. I got a top ...
Last year’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge spawned more than 50 lawsuits ... It could be years before any of them are resolved. And, experts in maritime law say, many of the cases ...