West Gate Bridge collapse – the story of the box girders

Author: Sean Brady

Date published

3 October 2016

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West Gate Bridge collapse – the story of the box girders

The Structural Engineer

Author

Sean Brady

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 10, 2016, Page(s) 26-28

https://doi.org/10.56330/IDZF9370

Date published

3 October 2016

Author

Sean Brady

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 10, 2016, Page(s) 26-28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/IDZF9370

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Sean Brady relates the failure of several box-girder bridges of the 1960s and 1970s and explains how these led to new design rules and workmanship guidance.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
26-28
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Lessons from failure Professional Guidance Issue 10

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