Bridge Failure Database
Paulo de Fronton Viaduct in Tijuja, near Rio de Janeiro
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | Brazil (4) |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | Scaffolding collapses before prestressing is applied |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 40 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | South America |
| Reference | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. |
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