** Latest Course Changes: ..... Zoom Only - SSS-13 The "Fresh Air" Cure for Tuberculosis Tuesday April 30 @ 1-3pm
| Event: | SSS-05 Great Course: Bridges | Dates: | 2/27 | Time: | 10:00 to 12:00 | Category: | Spring2024-SingleSession | Location: | Seabury Chapel | Presenter: | Richard Woodring, PhD. Dean Emeritus Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University | In March, 2018 the pedestrian bridge being constructed at the Florida International University collapsed as the final section was placed. There were 6 deaths, 10 injuries and 8 vehicles crushed. What led to this tragedy? Was it design, structure failure or simple human error? Dr. Richard Woodring, Professor and head of the mechanical engineering department at Drexel University for many years, with the help of a Great courses DVD, will guide us through this event and attempt to answer these and other questions.
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