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What You Can Learn from the Miami Bridge Collapse

Construction Business Owner

On March 15, 2018, a pedestrian bridge undergoing construction at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, collapsed. The concrete bridge fell onto moving traffic below, killing six people and injuring 10.

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Miami-Dade County Seeks Forensic Engineer to Probe Champlain Towers South Disaster

ENR Construction

Under the county's equitable distribution program, the Miami-Dade Police Department is seeking a qualified local forensic engineer with high-rise experience and familiarity with concrete construction to study a recent collapse in Surfside, immediately north of Miami Beach.

Miami 78
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Best Residential/Hospitality - Aston Martin Residences

ENR Construction

million-sq-ft Aston Martin Residences rises 69 stories and 817 ft above the Miami River and Biscayne Bay with a glass, steel and concrete tower resembling a wind-filled sail and creating a distinctive visual statement in Miami.

Miami 36
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Box-Jacking Method Used Under Live Traffic, a First in the US

ENR Construction

Crews pushed three massive precast concrete boxes into place with hydraulic jacks underneath an active highway in Brevard County, Fla., during the week of March 29 as part of the $4-billion Brightline high-speed rail program that will extend the line to Orlando from Miami and West Palm Beach.

Miami 63
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Skanska Executes Unusual Concrete Pour

Construction Superintendent Magazine

In Miami, Florida, Skanska recently executed one of the world’s most unusual concrete pours: creating a martini glass-shaped, 500,000-gallon seawater aquarium tank through a non-stop 25-hour, 1,200-cubic-yard placement. frontpage'

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Miami Tower's Exoskeleton Throws Team Big Curves

ENR Construction

Concrete exterior structure of Zaha Hadid-designed residential tower is anything but straightforward.

Miami 52
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Real Grass to Replace Fake Grass that Replaced Real Grass in Miami

Green Industry Professionals

EasyGrass agreed to remove the artificial grass and the concrete slabs it’s glued to, and replant with topsoil and sod.

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