Bridge Failure Database
Composite box bridge Illarsaz
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Switzerland (12) |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | Unexpected friction forces and direction of them (influence of bending moments in concrete slab and steel plates due to transverse guidance forces and excentricity of friction forces) |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. BAILEY et al., Niveau de sécurité requis pour l'evaluation des ponts-routes existants, Report Nr. 566, Union suisse des professionnels de la route (VSS), Zurich, 2002. |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
