Can nanotubes tell of bridge collapse risk?
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The collapse was attributed to a design deficiency that resulted in a gusset plate failing during ongoing construction work. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is developing a novel structural health monitoring system that could avert such disasters in the future.