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Collapsed barn at Hörsne, Gotland, Sweden Building collapse due to snow weight. Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.
Two trucks were crossing the bridge when one struck a tie rod causing the bridge to collapse. One truck fell 15 feet to the creek bed, and the other escaped to safety. 4 killed, 5 injured [28] Kasai River Bridge Kasaï: Belgian Congo 12 September 1937: Railway bridge While under construction. Began in 1935; construction never resumed.
The Gold Star Memorial Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges that carry both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River between New London, Connecticut and Groton, Connecticut. The bridge is the largest structure in the state, with more than 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m 2 ) of deck area, and the longest bridge in the state at 6,000 ...
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.
Structural failures and collapses of bridges, which were caused by fire. Pages in category "Bridge disasters caused by fire" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Wind and Structural Health Monitoring System is a sophisticated bridge monitoring system, costing US$1.3 million, used by the Hong Kong Highways Department to ensure road user comfort and safety of the Tsing Ma, Ting Kau, Kap Shui Mun and Stonecutters bridges. [10]
The Iowa Department of Transportation temporarily closed the Black Hawk Bridge on Highway 82 on February 25, 2024, citing structural integrity concerns following movement of two bridge piers. The department performed emergency repairs of the bridge, [ 4 ] which was reopened to traffic on April 20, 2024.
Bridge failures 1905–2014 [b] Bridge name Year built Date of destruction Feature Crossed Notes I-5 Skagit River Bridge: 1955: May 23, 2013: Skagit River: Cause: Collision—Truck struck arch with fracture critical design, causing structural failure [5] Dry Creek Bridge: Unknown: Aug 21, 2009: Dry Creek: Omak Bridge: 1911: 1911: Okanogan River