In the Media

• Contractor for fallen Surfside condo later lost license amid fraud, negligence claims
  Miami Herald (9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Brewers Hill pool collapse didn’t otherwise damage apartment building, engineer finds
  Baltimore Banner (9/26/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• No, Champlain Towers records apparently weren’t stolen — but Surfside still can’t find some
  Miami Herald (9/22/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Brewers Hill apartment building declared safe after partial pool collapse
  Baltimore Banner (9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Anatomy of a collapse
  Miami Herald (8/8/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• City buildings would be vulnerable in the rare event of a moderate earthquake
  Crain's New York Business (8/7/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Feds’ video shows ‘astronomical’ corrosion, crowded rebar in Champlain Towers debris
  Miami Herald (8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
  
• Behind the Florida Condo Collapse: Rampant Corner-Cutting
  The Wall Street Journal (8/24/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Understanding Structural Failure: Analysis, Types, Causes, and Prevention
  ICC Region I Radio Podcast (8/21/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Did Surfside building official mishandle engineer’s report on doomed condo? Experts think so
  The Miami Herald (7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Two Miami-Area Condo Buildings Were Almost Twins; One Collapsed
  The Wall Street Journal (7/4/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Search and rescue pauses 'temporarily' pending demolition of remaining portion Florida condo
  USA Today (7/4/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Far From Florida, Mayors Fear Prospect of a Collapse in Their Own Cities
  The New York Times (7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Engineers evaluate demolition options to prevent 'mess of immense proportion' in Surfside
  USA Today (7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Before role in Surfside condo that fell, engineer had hand in another building mess
  Miami Herald (7/17/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Downtown Baltimore parking garage partially collapses Friday morning
  The Baltimore Banner (7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD,, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Slab that failed at fallen Champlain Tower had been a problem for 25 years, records show
  The Miami Herald (7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Drexel structural engineer on the Florida condo collapse investigation
  KYW NewsRadio (7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Crumbling ceilings pose danger in Center City parking garage; L&I working on repairs
  KYW Newsradio (6/5/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• From cracked slabs to offshore blast: What probe into Surfside condo collapse might look at
  Miami Herald (6/26/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Florida building collapse: As search & rescue effort continues, expert weighs in on possible cause
  6ABC (6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Experts say collapse could have several possible causes.
  The New York Times (6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Investigation Into Deadly Philadelphia Building Collapse Begins
  NBC10 (6/20/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• So How Long Does It Take to Fix a Collapsed Highway?
  Slate (6/16/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Pool deck at doomed Surfside tower had ‘critically low margins against failure,’ probe finds
  Miami Herald (6/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• The I-95 Bridge Collapse Is Causing Traffic Headaches, but Don’t Expect Carmageddon
  The Messenger (6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Civil engineers weigh in on I-95 repair process in Philadelphia
  WHYY (6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway
  The Associated Press (6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• What We Know About the I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia
  The New York Times (6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway
  Associated Press (6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• When will I-95 reopen? Officials unveil plan to repair highway, but decline questions on timeline
  6ABC (6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• How the I-95 collapse compares to I-85 collapse in Atlanta six years ago
  6ABC (6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Wall of Brewerytown home collapses knocking down streetlight, crushing cars under bricks
  6ABC (5/16/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• New photos show warnings of 'imminent collapse' in Surfside
  Miami Herald (5/14/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Failure of precast concrete roof is suspected to have triggered Grays Ferry parking garage collapse
  Philadelphia Inquirer (4/9/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Parking garage collapses in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia; 1 dead, 2 presumed dead, mayor says
  CBS News (4/9/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• OSHA leading investigation into fatal Grays Ferry parking garage collapse
  6ABC (4/9/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Q&A: Considerations for the Key Bridge replacement
  SmartBrief (4/8/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• 1 confirmed report of structural damage in Philadelphia after New Jersey earthquake shakes region
  CBS News (4/6/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• 60-unit building in North Miami Beach ordered evacuated, ‘structurally unsound’
  Miami Herald (4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Professor of Structural Engineering talks about 4.8 magnitude earthquake in tri-state area
  FOX 29 (4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Body Recovered From Manhattan Garage Collapse Rubble; Controlled Demolition Underway
  WNBC-TV New York (4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Close calls: For years, ships lost propulsion near Key Bridge with little scrutiny
  Baltimore Banner (4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• As Baltimore tragedy lingers, report warns more major US bridges at risk of ship strikes
  ASCE Civil Engineering Source (4/17/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• What we know about the CHOP garage collapse in Grays Ferry
  Philadelphia Inquirer (4/10/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Engineering Lessons One Year After The Baltimore Bridge Collapse
  Science Friday (3/28/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Hundreds of bridges in Maryland are ‘fracture critical.’ Does that mean they’re unsafe?
  The Baltimore Banner (3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Could huge concrete barriers have averted the Key Bridge collapse?
  The Baltimore Banner (3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• How long will it take to rebuild the Key Bridge following its collapse?
  Baltimore Sun (3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• These US Bridges Face High Risk of Catastrophic Ship Strikes
  Bloomberg CityLab (3/26/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sparks Debate About Structure
  Newsweek (3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Ten Steps to Disaster
  The Smithsonian Channel (3/26/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• This building collapse investigation could leave a lasting legacy
  Smart Brief (3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD and Aspasia Zerva, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Span of disaster: US bridges face deadly risk of ship ramming, study finds
  USA Today (3/24/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Local bridges recommended for inspection
  NBC-10 (3/21/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Florida’s Surfside law helps developers as condo owners face spiking fees and foreclosures
  Miami Herald (3/1/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Rochester ramp's severe deterioration revealed in inspection report
  WHEC News10, Rochester NY (2/27/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• ‘Baltimore Bridge Collapse’ documentary: Why investigators believe Dali lost power, Key Bridge collapse was preventable
  WTOP (2/26/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Baltimore Bridge Collapse
  PBS (2/26/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• ‘The city will help us.’ Miami Beach took cash, fast-tracked tower on Champlain’s edge
  Miami Herald (12/7/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• After Surfside collapse, a push not just for more high-rise inspections but smarter ones
  Miami Herald (12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• 'Save lives, not just money': Surfside collapse grand jury report calls for reforms, warns of further troubles
  USA Today (12/15/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Their home made headlines when it suddenly crumbled. Could it happen to you?
  USA Today (12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Bronx Collapse Renews Questions About Safety of Aging Housing Stock
  New York Times (12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM)
  Abi Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• No answers yet at feds’ first public hearing on Champlain Towers collapse probe
  Miami Herald (11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• No answers yet at feds’ first public hearing on Champlain Towers collapse probe
  Miami Herald (11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Lawsuit against condo association and the new build's owners could run into 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
  Associate Press (11/17/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• What New Yorkers Need to Know About Tornadoes
  New York Times (11/16/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Residents allowed to return to evacuated Miami Beach condo after temporary fix
  Miami Herald (11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Rogue roof decks, missing facade inspections at Phil Pulley-managed apartment building that collapsed
  Philadelphia Inquirer (10/21/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Rogue roof decks, missing facade inspections at Phil Pulley-managed apartment building that collapsed
  Philadelphia Inquirer (10/21/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Left to rot: Collapsed condo born of botched construction and evidence of money laundering
  Baxter Bulletin (10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• 20-Story Public Housing Building in the Bronx Partly Collapses
  New York Times (10/1/2025 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• Two years after L&I split, properties linger in unsafe, dangerous status
  NBC-10 Philadelphia (1/19/2026 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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• How to prevent America’s aging buildings from collapsing – 4 high-profile disasters send a warning
  The Conversation, and 140+ other outlets (1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM)
  Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
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