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Structural engineering professor is Founding President of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)

Dan M. Frangopol, the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, has contributed to national news coverage of the tragic March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

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USA Today | March 27, 2024

No, that's not dynamite in video of Baltimore Key bridge collapse | Fact check

 

The Washington Post | March 26, 2024

How a cargo ship took down Baltimore’s Key Bridge

 

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Dan M. Frangopol
Media Coverage: 
USA Today: "No, that's not dynamite in video of Baltimore Key bridge collapse | Fact check"
The Washington Post: "How a cargo ship took down Baltimore’s Key Bridge"
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation
NTSB drone image of Francis Scott Key Bridge and Cargo Ship Dali via Wikipedia
If the column is destroyed, basically the structure will fall down. It’s not possible to redistribute the loads. It was not designed for these things
Professor Dan M. Frangopol via The Washington Post
Dan M. Frangopol