Requirements: After the collapse of the first Quebec Bridge in 1907, a commissio

Requirements:
After the collapse of the first Quebec Bridge in 1907, a commission was formed to investigate the failure. Many witnesses were called in to testify, including the engineers who had the most influential positions: Theodore Cooper, John Sterling Deans, and Edward Hoare. Read the transcripts from their testimony (See attached) and reflect on their testimony.
Based on their testimony and your knowledge of the skills, qualities, and rules relating to being an expert witness, evaluate their competence as engineers and expert witnesses. Consider their qualifications for the positions they were assigned to and whether they were qualified for the positions. Discuss how these shortcomings likely played into the failure. Also reflect on the likelihood of this scenario repeating itself in today’s engineering environment.
Write with the analyze of 3 testimonies for Quebec bridge. (please see the sample)
Ideas should be well-defined and appropriate.
All rules of technical writing apply
PLEASE READ ALL TESTIMONIES OF COPPER, DEANS AND HOARE (see instruction below)
LINKS:
The Royal Commission’s report is available from the SJSU library through this link: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_and_Plans_Also_Report_on_Design_o/-ci-UpORruUC?hl=en&gbpv=1Links to an external site.
The testimonies of Cooper, Deans, and Hoare are located on the following pages:
COOPER
p343-358
bottom of pg 343
bottom of p357
bottom of p396 – top of p398

DEANS
p8, 15, 306, 319, 369
p8 – Day 1. Deans sworn in
p15 – Day 2. Deans recalled. p22
bottom of p306 – p315 Deans’ recalled
p319 – 321 Supplement to Deans’ earlier testimony (technical info)
bottom of p369 – p378

HOARE
P49, 64, 78, 117, 184, 244, 275, 317, 398
p49 – Day 3. Hoare sworn in.
p64 – Day 4. Hoare recalled. p74
p78 – Hoare recalled (half pg)
p117 – Day 5. Hoare recalled. p119
p184 – Day 7. Hoare recalled (half pg)
p244 – Day 11. Hoare recalled (half pg)
p275 – Day 13. Hoare recalled. p291
p317 – Day 14. Hoare recalled. p319
p398 – Re-examination of Hoare. p403
TEMPLATE:
– Introduction
– Theodore Cooper
– John Sterling Deans
– Edward Hoarse