McCormick Faculty Experts Discuss the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster

August 3, 2007

Faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been in high demand as people around the world try to learn more about what could have caused the Minneapolis bridge disaster and how to prevent future bridge collapses.

Zdenek Bazant, McCormick School Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Edwin Rossow, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, Joseph Schofer, professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate dean for faculty affairs, and David Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute and adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering, have been featured in a wide range of media outlets. Here are a few examples:

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Newsweek
August 2, 2007
Are America's Bridges Safe?

USA Today
August 2, 2007
Thousands of bridges rated 'deficient'

Associated Press
August 3, 2007
Crews pull 5th body from Mississippi River as bridge collapse death toll grows

New York Times
August 3, 2007
Minneapolis Bridge Had Passed Inspections, but Design Was Considered Outmoded

New York Times
August 3, 2007
Minn. Bridge Toll Far Less Than Feared

Washington Post
August 3, 2007
Minneapolis Bridge, Like Many In U.S., Was 'Structurally Deficient'

Financial Times
August 2, 2007
Bridge collapse highlights ageing infrastructure

Associated Press
August 3, 2007
First Alarm About Bridge Raised in 1990

Chicago Tribune
August 2, 2007
All spans in Illinois to get new inspections

Chicago Tribune
August 3, 2007
Bridge fell in 4 seconds

Chicago Sun-Times
August 3, 2007
Chicago's bridges: How safe are they?

Broadcast news:

“Closing Bell” (CNBC) Aug. 2. Joseph Schofer, professor of civil engineering, comments on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

BBC Worldview Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute, comments on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

BBC Worldview Aug. 2. Edwin Rossow, professor emeritus of civil engineering, comments on bridge safety and the collapse in Minneapolis.

AP Radio Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute, comments on the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis.

CBS Radio Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute, comments on the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis.

“848” (WBEZ) Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute, comments on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

WLS-TV, WBBM-TV Aug. 2. Joseph Schofer, professor of civil engineering, comments on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

“Chicago Tonight” (WTTW) Aug. 2. Joseph Schofer, professor of civil engineering, comments on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

KCBS-AM (San Francisco) Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute, comments on bridge safety and inspections.

Wisconsin Public Radio Aug. 2. Dave Schulz, professor of civil engineering, comments on the bridge collapse and bridge safety.