West Gate Bridge collapse – the story of the box girders

Author: S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

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3 October 2016

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West Gate Bridge collapse – the story of the box girders

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S. Brady (Brady Heywood)
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S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 10, 2016, Page(s) 3

Date published

3 October 2016

Author

S. Brady (Brady Heywood)

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 10, 2016, Page(s) 3

Price

Standard: £10 + 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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3
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Lessons from failure Professional Guidance Issue 10

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