Surfside Condo Collapse: What We Know So Far

On June 24, 2021, a portion of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, near Miami Beach, collapsed around 1:30 am. It was one of the most deadly structural collapses in U.S. history. This video summarizes the events of this unthinkable tragedy, a few of the structural engineering issues that may have played a part, and finally the process of forensic structural investigations.

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-My playlist on concrete can be found here:    • Concrete Series  
-Thanks to‪@Mike-Bell‬for sharing his animation of the collapse. He has a lot more great info on his channel.

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