Bridge Failure Database
Ashtabula (cast iron) bridge, Ohio
| Year | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Overloading |
| Details | Very heavy train, snow storm, fatigue not excluded |
| Fatalities | 80 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | before 1900 |
| Continent | North America |
| References | SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000. BAILEY et al., Niveau de sécurité requis pour l'evaluation des ponts-routes existants, Report Nr. 566, Union suisse des professionnels de la route (VSS), Zurich, 2002. http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php http://www.englib.cornell.edu/ice/lists/historytechnology/successfailures.html http://www.iti.nwu.edu/links/bridges/disasters.html |
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