Bridge Failure Database
Five-span steel-plate girder bridge in Agua Caliente
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Earthquake) |
| Details | Earthquake (Montagua fault). Because of the poor detailing of the supports for these spans (the short supported lengths) and the relative movement between piers, the three central spans collapsed. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | South America |
| Reference | http://nisee.berkeley.edu/bertero/html/damage_due_to_surface_faulting.html#j6-9 |
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