Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel ceiling collapse

Author: S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

Date published

26 March 2013

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Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel ceiling collapse

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S. Brady (Brady Heywood)
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Author

S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 4, 2013, Page(s) 2

Date published

26 March 2013

Author

S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 4, 2013, Page(s) 2

Price

Free

Sean Brady highlights potential similarities between the recent Sasago road tunnel collapse in Japan and the catastrophic failure of part of Boston’s I-90 Connector Tunnel in 2006.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
2
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Lessons from failure Professional Guidance Issue 4

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