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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge over Brajamanbari

Year 1982
Type Road
Country Bangladesh (2)
Cause Overloading
Details Completely overloaded bus
Fatalities 45
Injuries 0
Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent Asia
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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