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Researchers found that the risk is “pretty substantial” that another ship could crash into one of the nation’s other bridges, said Michael Shields.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge continued to impact the lives of nearly half of Baltimore-area residents for almost a year, according to a report by Johns Hopkins University.
Michael Shields, an associate professor of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University, found that the Key Bridge was one of the top 10 most vulnerable bridges in the country at the ...
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR MICHAEL SHIELDS RECENTLY MET 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES IN THE SHADOW OF WHAT REMAINS OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE. THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE IS IS SLIGHTLY WIDER ...
A year after Baltimore's deadly bridge collapse, a new study shows such incidents remain likely because of larger ships and increased traffic.
Following the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, a study by Johns Hopkins University identified 20 U.S. bridges at high risk ...
Cities Initiative at Johns Hopkins University surveyed about 1,500 people in Baltimore City and county about the impact of ...
"With this investigation we wanted to know if what happened to the Key Bridge was a rare occurrence. Was it an aberration? We found it's really not," said Michael Shields, a Johns Hopkins engineer ...
After the collapse of the Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, Johns Hopkins University researchers aimed to determine the chances of a large ship hitting the country's most significant bridges.