The Quebec Bridge collapse: a preventable failure (part 2)

Author: S. Brady

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27 November 2014

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The Quebec Bridge collapse: a preventable failure (part 2)

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S. Brady

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 92, Issue 12, 2014, Page(s) 3

Date published

27 November 2014

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S. Brady

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 92, Issue 12, 2014, Page(s) 3

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Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

In the concluding part of this article, Sean Brady explores in more detail the technical cause of the Quebec Bridge collapse and the human factors that lay behind this.

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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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