Abi Aghayere

Degrees / Education

  • PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Alberta
  • SM, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BS, Civil Engineering (First Class Honors), University of Lagos

Research Interests

Structural design - concrete, steel and wood, structural failure analysis, retrofitting of existing structures, new structural systems and materials, engineering education. .

Areas of Study

Select Publications

  • Abi Aghayere and Jason Vigil, “Structural Steel Design,” 3rd Edition, 935 pp., Mercury Learning, 2020. 
  • Abi Aghayere, “Reinforced Concrete Design,” 9th Edition, 422 pp., Prentice-Hall, 2018. 
  • Abi Aghayere and Jason Vigil, “Structural Wood Design, ASD/LRFD, 2nd Edition, 629 pp., CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2017.  
  • Abi Aghayere and Jason Vigil, “Structural Steel Design: A Practice- Oriented Approach,” 2nd Edition, 499 pp., Translated into Turkish in 2018 by Nobel Academik, Ankara, Turkey. 

In the Media

  • Florida’s Surfside law helps developers as condo owners face spiking fees and foreclosures
    Miami Herald (March 1, 2025) View
  • ‘Baltimore Bridge Collapse’ documentary: Why investigators believe Dali lost power, Key Bridge collapse was preventable
    WTOP (February 26, 2025) View
  • Baltimore Bridge Collapse
    PBS (February 26, 2025) View
  • Rogue roof decks, missing facade inspections at Phil Pulley-managed apartment building that collapsed
    Philadelphia Inquirer (October 21, 2024) View
  • Rogue roof decks, missing facade inspections at Phil Pulley-managed apartment building that collapsed
    Philadelphia Inquirer (October 21, 2024) View
  • Brewers Hill pool collapse didn’t otherwise damage apartment building, engineer finds
    Baltimore Banner (September 26, 2024) View
  • Brewers Hill apartment building declared safe after partial pool collapse
    Baltimore Banner (September 20, 2024) View
  • Close calls: For years, ships lost propulsion near Key Bridge with little scrutiny
    Baltimore Banner (April 18, 2024) View
  • Q&A: Considerations for the Key Bridge replacement
    SmartBrief (April 8, 2024) View
  • 1 confirmed report of structural damage in Philadelphia after New Jersey earthquake shakes region
    CBS News (April 6, 2024) View
  • Professor of Structural Engineering talks about 4.8 magnitude earthquake in tri-state area
    FOX 29 (April 5, 2024) View
  • Hundreds of bridges in Maryland are ‘fracture critical.’ Does that mean they’re unsafe?
    The Baltimore Banner (March 28, 2024) View
  • Could huge concrete barriers have averted the Key Bridge collapse?
    The Baltimore Banner (March 28, 2024) View
  • How long will it take to rebuild the Key Bridge following its collapse?
    Baltimore Sun (March 27, 2024) View
  • Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sparks Debate About Structure
    Newsweek (March 26, 2024) View
  • This building collapse investigation could leave a lasting legacy
    Smart Brief (March 25, 2024) View
  • How to prevent America’s aging buildings from collapsing – 4 high-profile disasters send a warning
    The Conversation, and 140+ other outlets (January 16, 2024) View
  • Their home made headlines when it suddenly crumbled. Could it happen to you?
    USA Today (December 14, 2023) View
  • Bronx Collapse Renews Questions About Safety of Aging Housing Stock
    New York Times (December 12, 2023) View
  • Understanding Structural Failure: Analysis, Types, Causes, and Prevention
    ICC Region I Radio Podcast (August 21, 2023) View
  • So How Long Does It Take to Fix a Collapsed Highway?
    Slate (June 16, 2023) View
  • Pool deck at doomed Surfside tower had ‘critically low margins against failure,’ probe finds
    Miami Herald (June 15, 2023) View
  • The I-95 Bridge Collapse Is Causing Traffic Headaches, but Don’t Expect Carmageddon
    The Messenger (June 14, 2023) View
  • Civil engineers weigh in on I-95 repair process in Philadelphia
    WHYY (June 14, 2023) View
  • Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway
    The Associated Press (June 12, 2023) View
  • What We Know About the I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia
    The New York Times (June 12, 2023) View
  • Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway
    Associated Press (June 12, 2023) View
  • When will I-95 reopen? Officials unveil plan to repair highway, but decline questions on timeline
    6ABC (June 12, 2023) View
  • How the I-95 collapse compares to I-85 collapse in Atlanta six years ago
    6ABC (June 12, 2023) View
  • Body Recovered From Manhattan Garage Collapse Rubble; Controlled Demolition Underway
    WNBC-TV New York (April 20, 2023) View
  • Ten Steps to Disaster
    The Smithsonian Channel (March 26, 2023) View
  • Residents allowed to return to evacuated Miami Beach condo after temporary fix
    Miami Herald (November 14, 2022) View
  • Downtown Baltimore parking garage partially collapses Friday morning
    The Baltimore Banner (July 15, 2022) View
  • Investigation Into Deadly Philadelphia Building Collapse Begins
    NBC10 (June 20, 2022) View
  • Wall of Brewerytown home collapses knocking down streetlight, crushing cars under bricks
    6ABC (May 16, 2022) View
  • New photos show warnings of 'imminent collapse' in Surfside
    Miami Herald (May 14, 2022) View
  • 60-unit building in North Miami Beach ordered evacuated, ‘structurally unsound’
    Miami Herald (April 6, 2022) View
  • After Surfside collapse, a push not just for more high-rise inspections but smarter ones
    Miami Herald (December 31, 2021) View
  • 'Save lives, not just money': Surfside collapse grand jury report calls for reforms, warns of further troubles
    USA Today (December 15, 2021) View
  • ‘The city will help us.’ Miami Beach took cash, fast-tracked tower on Champlain’s edge
    Miami Herald (December 7, 2021) View
  • Lawsuit against condo association and the new build's owners could run into 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
    Associate Press (November 17, 2021) View
  • What New Yorkers Need to Know About Tornadoes
    New York Times (November 16, 2021) View
  • No answers yet at feds’ first public hearing on Champlain Towers collapse probe
    Miami Herald (November 9, 2021) View
  • No answers yet at feds’ first public hearing on Champlain Towers collapse probe
    Miami Herald (November 8, 2021) View
  • Left to rot: Collapsed condo born of botched construction and evidence of money laundering
    Baxter Bulletin (October 14, 2021) View
  • No, Champlain Towers records apparently weren’t stolen — but Surfside still can’t find some
    Miami Herald (September 22, 2021) View
  • Contractor for fallen Surfside condo later lost license amid fraud, negligence claims
    Miami Herald (September 9, 2021) View
  • Feds’ video shows ‘astronomical’ corrosion, crowded rebar in Champlain Towers debris
    Miami Herald (August 26, 2021)
  • Behind the Florida Condo Collapse: Rampant Corner-Cutting
    The Wall Street Journal (August 24, 2021) View
  • Anatomy of a collapse
    Miami Herald (August 8, 2021) View
  • Far From Florida, Mayors Fear Prospect of a Collapse in Their Own Cities
    The New York Times (July 20, 2021) View
  • Before role in Surfside condo that fell, engineer had hand in another building mess
    Miami Herald (July 17, 2021) View
  • Slab that failed at fallen Champlain Tower had been a problem for 25 years, records show
    The Miami Herald (July 13, 2021) View
  • Did Surfside building official mishandle engineer’s report on doomed condo? Experts think so
    The Miami Herald (July 9, 2021) View
  • Two Miami-Area Condo Buildings Were Almost Twins; One Collapsed
    The Wall Street Journal (July 4, 2021) View
  • Search and rescue pauses 'temporarily' pending demolition of remaining portion Florida condo
    USA Today (July 4, 2021) View
  • Engineers evaluate demolition options to prevent 'mess of immense proportion' in Surfside
    USA Today (July 2, 2021) View
  • Drexel structural engineer on the Florida condo collapse investigation
    KYW NewsRadio (July 1, 2021) View
  • From cracked slabs to offshore blast: What probe into Surfside condo collapse might look at
    Miami Herald (June 26, 2021) View
  • Florida building collapse: As search & rescue effort continues, expert weighs in on possible cause
    6ABC (June 25, 2021) View
  • Experts say collapse could have several possible causes.
    The New York Times (June 25, 2021) View
  • Crumbling ceilings pose danger in Center City parking garage; L&I working on repairs
    KYW Newsradio (June 5, 2021) View

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