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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge near Dedensen

Year 1982
Type Road
Country Germany (55)
Cause Human error
Details Lateral buckling of construction support girder during removing of lateral supports
Fatalities 0
Injuries 0
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Phase construction
Period 1941-1990
Continent Europe
Reference SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.

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