Investigation body needed for UK road bridge collapses to ensure lessons are learned
Engineers could be missing out on vital knowledge as a result of the lack of an investigation body to carry out forensic analysis of road bridge collapses in the UK. The gap in the UK’s regulatory line-up was raised by independent bridge consultant Richard Fish during an evening lecture hosted by the Institution of Structural Engineers last week but the need for such a body has been supported by other leaders in the bridges sector. “Every bridge collapse needs a forensic investigation to understand the causes and then we need to get that knowledge shared,” said Fish, but he believes tha...
Source: newcivilengineer.com