Bridge Instrumentation and Collapse - Lichtenstein Distinguished Lecture

Bridge Instrumentation and Collapse
Recent events such as the collapse of I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis have demonstrated the vulnerability of an aging and neglected infrastructure. Previous bridge collapses including the Sunset Limited Amtrak accident have indicated a need for more monitoring of critical bridges. Dr. Corley will discuss the collapse of a vulnerable bridge that resulted in several fatalities. He will then present several monitoring techniques that can reduce the risk of casualties. Finally, he will describe real time monitoring of field instrumentation of several critical bridges.

Speaker: Dr. W. Gene Corley
Senior Vice President, CTL Group

Dr. Corley received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the recipient of the ASCE President’s Award and the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award for design. He has published over 170 papers and books, including more than 90 on bridge design and/or seismic design. He is one of the world's foremost experts in analyzing buildings and bridges damaged by bombs, earthquakes, impact, fire, and tornadoes. He led the federal investigation into the September 11, 2001, collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers. He also was Principal Investigator of the 1995 bombing and collapse of part of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and led an investigation of the bridge collapse involving the Sunset Limited Amtrak train. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000 and an Honorary/Distinguished Member of ASCE in 2001.

Host: Hojjat Adeli (phone: 614-292-7929)