BAHRIA UNIVERSITY LAHORE CAMPUS

Presentation Topic Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Subject: Project Risk Management

Supervisor: Mr. Jamal Mirza

Prepared by: Sehar Aziz 03-298162-030

Sinan Khan 03-298162-021
Anam Anjum 03-298162-046
Yasir Ali Khan 03-298162-033
M. Nabeel Ehtisham 03-298162-019

Department of Management Sciences

 TYPES OF BRIDGES

SUSPENSION BEAM ARCH

 SUSPENSION BRIDGES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

AKASHI KAIKY BRIDGE XIHOUMEN BRIDGE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

- JAPAN1991 M SPAN CHINA 1650 M SPAN USA 1280 M SPAN

SIDU RIVER BRIDGE BRIDGE RUSSKY SUTONG BRIDGE -

CHINA (1222 M ISLAND CHINA
SPAN) RUSSIA - 1104 M SPAN 1088 M SPAN
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Build on July 1, 1940
Connects city ofTacomawith theKitsap Peninsula
Cable-stayed bridge built instead of truss bridge.
Designed to support two lanes of traffic, it was only 12m wide, and 2.45m high.
Named as Galloping Gertie due to vertical movement.
Collapsed on November 7, 1940, at 11:00 A.M
Cause was 68km/h wind.
No loss of life except Tubby a dog.
Rebuilt on October 14, 1950
RISK ANALYSIS AND IMPACT

Transportation
Transportation Transportation
Loss of Travel
Goal Bridge Collapsed
Route
Impacted Impacted
Impacted
 RISK ANALYSIS AND IMPACT

Transportation Transportation
Transportation Transportation
Loss of Travel Large Twisting
Goal Bridge Collapsed
Route Motion of Deck
Impacted Impacted
Impacted Impacted
 RISK ANALYSIS AND IMPACT
Transportati Transportati
Transportati Large
on on
on Loss of Twisting
Bridge 42 mph
Goal Travel Route motion of
Collapsed Winds
Impacted Deck
Impacted Impacted
RISK ANALYSIS AND
IMPACT
42 mph
Winds
Impacted

Large
Transportat Loss of Transport
ion Twisting
Travel Bridge
Goal motion of
Impacted Route Collapsed
Deck
Impacted

Desig
Bridge
n
Deck Weak
in Torsion Decisi
on
RISK ANALYSIS AND
IMPACT
42 mph
Winds
Impacted

Large
Transportat Loss of Transport
ion Twisting
Travel Bridge
Goal motion of
Impacted Route Collapsed
Deck
Impacted

Bridge Bridge Desig

Construc
Deck n
ted as
Weak in Designe Decisi
Torsion d on
 RISK ANALYSIS AND
IMPACT 42 mph
Winds
Impacted

Large
Transportati Loss of Transport
on Twisting
Travel Bridge
Goal motion of Design
Impacted Route Collapsed
Deck Decisi
Impacted
on

Bridge Bridge
Deck Construc
Weak in ted as
Torsion Designed
Design
Review
Process
Ineffect
ive
 RISK IDENTIFICATION
Environmental Risks (Impact of Strong Winds)
Design Flaw
Poor Planning
Poor Scope Management
No Aerodynamics
Budget creep from baseline
No real-life simulation
No rust foreseeing
 RISK
CATAGORIZATION
Technical Risk
Management Risk
Environmental Risk
Health and Safety Risk
Financial Risk
 RISK Analysis
SR RISK RISK RISKS RISK RISK
# CATEGORY ID PROBABILITY IMPACT
( 1-5) (1-5)
1 TECHNICAL T1 POOR DESIGN 4 5
2 TECHNICAL T2 NO AERODYNAMICS 4 5
3 MANAGEMENT M1 POOR PLANNING 3 3
4 MANAGEMENT M2 POOR SCOPE 3 3
MANAGEMENT
5 FINANCIAL F1 INCREASE IN COST 2 4
RISK
6 ENVIRONMENT E1 HIGH SPEED WINDS 4 4
AL
7 ENVIRONMENT E2 HUMIDITY CAUSES 2 3
AL RUST
 Design Issues
Addressed
By Opentrusses
Stiffeningstruts
Openings in the roadway to let wind through
Now it is third-longest suspension bridges in the United
States
Fifthlongest suspension bridge span in the world