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Why Did It Fail?
Why Did It Fail? David W. Fowler The University of Texas at Austin CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar Ausn, Texas Why do structures fail? • Many reasons: – Design (45 to 55%) – Construction (20 to 30% – Materials (15 to 20%) – Administrative (10%) – Maintenance (5 to 10%) CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar 2 Ausn, Texas Specific Causes 1. Ignorance/incompetence/inexperience 2. Blunders, errors, and omissions 3. Lack of supervision within organization 4. Lack of communication or continuity 5. Lack of coordination 6. Overemphasis on the bottom line (saving money) 7. Administrative deficiencies 8. Maintenance CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar 3 Ausn, Texas Role of Forensic Engineer • Determine the cause of failure • Persuasively communicate his findings to the client and/or appropriate judicial venue • And in some cases, recommend corrections or repairs CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar 4 Ausn, Texas We should learn from failures • History is one of our greatest teachers • Some our greatest lessons have come from failures • Unfortunately, the cause of many failures are sealed by agreement of the involved party and the public never learns some very important lessons • University of Maryland experience CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar 5 Ausn, Texas Let’s look at some failures… • Tacoma Narrows Bridge Failure: Fowler • Big Dig Ceiling Panel Failure: Fowler • Case Study of Foundation Failure: Chancey CAEE Annual Alumni Ethics Seminar 6 Ausn, Texas TacomaTacoma NarrowsNarrows BridgeBridge • The most famous bridge failure in the U.S. • It was originally opened to traffic July 1, 1940. • It collapsed four months later, November 7, 1940, at 11:00 am. • It had been exhibiting signs of aerolastic flutter since it opened. -
The Fight for Post-Conviction DNA Testing Is Not Yet Over
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 98 Article 8 Issue 1 Fall Fall 2007 The iF ght for Post-Conviction DNA Testing is Not Yet Over: An Analysis of the Eight Remaining Holdout States and Suggestions for Strategies to Bring Vital Relief to the Wrongfully Convicted Rachel Steinback Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons, Criminology Commons, and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Rachel Steinback, The iF ght for Post-Conviction DNA Testing is Not Yet Over: An Analysis of the Eight Remaining Holdout States and Suggestions for Strategies to Bring Vital Relief to the Wrongfully Convicted, 98 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 329 (2007-2008) This Comment is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. 0091-4169/07/9801-0329 THE JOURNALOF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY Vol. 98, No. I Copyright C 2008 by Northwestern University, School of Law Printed in U.S.A. THE FIGHT FOR POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING IS NOT YET OVER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EIGHT REMAINING "HOLDOUT STATES" AND SUGGESTIONS FOR STRATEGIES TO BRING VITAL RELIEF TO THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED RACHEL STEINBACK* The vigilant search for truth is the hallmark of our criminal justice system. Our methods of investigation, rules of criminal procedure, and appellate process are designed to ensure that the guilty are apprehended and convicted while the innocent are protected. -
BIG DIG.Indd
BY DAN MCNICHOL CORRESPONDENT NTSB report on ceiling collapse spreads the blame 22 • FEBRUARY 2008 • ROADS & BRIDGES WWW.ROADSBRIDGES.COM t 11:01 p.m. on July 10, 2006, a 38-year-old mother of three trav- eled to Logan International Airport in Boston with her husband behind the wheel of a 1991 Buick. The couple was approximately one second from exiting a new “Big Dig” tunnel when 20 anchor Abolts and 10 massive concrete panels used for ventilating the tunnel pulled free from the highway’s ceiling. Looking out through the windshield, they could safety. Each update from the media instilled see the huge panels of concrete, each weighing citizens with more trepidation. Were the Big about as much as their own car, fall in a sweep- Dig’s roads, bridges and tunnels safe for com- ing motion from right to left, simultaneously muters? Public offi cials debated the issue over quashing their vehicle and forcing it against the the airwaves and in the papers, making it un- north side of the I-90 tunnel wall. clear whom to trust. The chairman of the Mas- The falling infrastructure, striking the passen- sachusetts Turnpike Authority and head of the ger side of the car fi rst, killed Milena Del Valle Big Dig, Matt Amorello, said the tunnels were instantly. Her husband was saved in part by a safe. Gov. Mitt Romney argued the Big Dig was 1 roughly 2/2-ft-high walkway outfi tted with a 3 a disaster. Because the Turnpike Authority man- 1 /2-ft-high stainless steel railing running along aged the Big Dig, the governor was unable to the northern side of the tunnel wall.