Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Simulation 2024 @KaiKostack

Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 29 minutes ago

Simulation of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, in March 2024, performed with the Bullet Constraints Builder (BCB) structural simulation software for Blender. The model was built from plans & photos true to scale. Reinforcement and material details were partially estimated based on photos of the collapsed bridge.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse

Simulated with BCB: github.com/KaiKostack/bullet-constraints-builder
BCB blog: inachuslaurea.wordpress.com
This software is developed at the Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland. Written within the scope of the EU Inachus FP7 Project (607522):
Technological and Methodological Solutions for Integrated Wide Area Situation Awareness and Survivor Localisation to Support Search and Rescue (USaR) Teams.

Music: Beat Mekanik - Lantern (CC BY)

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