Viewpoint: The box-girder failures 50 years on – lest we forget

Author: Ian Firth

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16 October 2020

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Viewpoint: The box-girder failures 50 years on – lest we forget

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Ian Firth
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16 October 2020
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The Structural Engineer
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Ian Firth

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 10, 2020, Page(s) 3

Date published

16 October 2020

Author

Ian Firth

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 98, Issue 10, 2020, Page(s) 3

Price

Standard: £10 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Ian Firth looks back at the box-girder bridge collapses of 1970 and considers the applicability of the lessons learned to structural engineers today.

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3
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Bridge Structural failure Opinion Issue 10

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