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  2. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Structural failure — support piers collapsed 7 killed, 0 injured Complete failure of two spans on I-5 Due to extreme rainfall, the Arroyo Pasajero experienced high volumes of water at high speed. This caused scouring of the river bed undermining the support piers of both spans. Elhovo bridge over the Tundzha river [43] Elhovo, Yambol Province

  3. Falsework - Wikipedia

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    Completed falsework: Decking and some formwork has been added. The illustrations are of modern pipe-column falsework, used to support the formwork for a post-tensioned reinforced concrete flyover connector for the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. When the supports are complete, wood beams and plywood or reusable ...

  4. Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay ...

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    A wooden deck was then erected atop the falsework to support the lowest forming surface. Reinforcing for the lowest surface of the box structure was then added, and the concrete was poured. During the initial pour, reinforcing and formwork for interior shear beams and any included tendon conduits were added. Later, another concrete pour was ...

  5. Loddon Bridge disaster - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 117 Bragg also considered the 1958 collapse of a span of the Second Narrows Crossing in British Columbia, the 1966 collapse of falsework at Welshpool road overpass in Western Australia, the 1966 collapse of falsework at the Heron Road Bridge in Ontario, Canada, the 1971 collapse of falsework at the Birling Road Overbridge in Kent; the 1972 ...

  6. List of building and structure collapses - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of structural failures and collapses of buildings and other structures including bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  7. Shoring - Wikipedia

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    Shoring is designed to prevent collapse where shielding is only designed to protect workers when collapses occur. Concrete-structure and stone-building shoring, in these cases also referred to as falsework, provides temporary support until the concrete becomes hard and achieves the desired strength to support loads.

  8. Box girder bridge - Wikipedia

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    Falsework required Yes, if cast-in-place reinforced or prestressed concrete is used, which is typical for freeway overpasses Section of a twin box girder bridge Erskine Bridge , near Glasgow, Scotland Single box girder bridge ( concrete ), Australia .

  9. Centring - Wikipedia

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    Centring [1], centre [2], centering [3] [4], or center [5] is a type of falsework: the temporary structure upon which the stones of an arch or vault are laid during construction. Until the keystone is inserted an arch has no strength and needs the centring to keep the voussoirs in their correct relative positions.