Bridge Failure Database
Prestressed bridge in Rio de Janeiro
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Brazil (4) |
| Cause | Human error |
| Details | Truck on bridge before prestressing took place |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | South America |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. SMITH, D.W., Bridge failures, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Part 1, Vol. 60, 1976, pp. 367-382. |
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