Bridge Failure Database
Seven span continuous Injaka Bridge In Mpumalanga (Ngwaritsane River), near Bosbokrand
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | Incremental launching method. Steel launch nose not structurally stiff enough, incorrect temporary works slide path, incorrectly placed temporary bearings, incorrect feeding of bearing pads, under-designed deck slab, lack of competent personnel and supervision. |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Injuries | 19 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | construction |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Reference | http://www.projectpro.co.za/Project_Parade/Injaka_-_Lesson_Learned/body_injaka_-_lesson_learned.html |
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