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ASCE: Surfside Collapse Investigation
October 30, 2024
Thornton Tomasetti experts Lauren Millman, Liling Cao, John Abruzzo, Nicholas Saenz, and Elisabeth Malsch present initial findings from their investigation of the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida. Their analysis addresses the reinforced concrete building’s structural design, punching shear capacity, reinforcement detailing, and robustness to identify lessons from the collapse.

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ASCE: Transbay Transit Center Girder Fractures
October 30, 2024
Thornton Tomasetti experts John Abruzzo and Blake Berger present lessons from the investigation and response to fractured steel girders at the Transbay (Salesforce) Transit Center in San Francisco, including the inspection, engineering assessment and repair process following discovery of the fractures.