Bridge Failure Database
Ynys-y-Gwas Bridge in West Glamorgan
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Great Britain (29) |
| Cause | Deterioration |
| Details | Segmental construction with thin mortar joints, highly permeable mortar at joints allowed moisture, chlorides and oxyen ready access to tendons, corrosion of longitudinal tendons at the segment joints |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1941-1990 |
| Continent | Europe |
| References | Durability of Precast Segmental Bridges, NCHRP Web Doc 15, Final Report, The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 2000. MENZIES, J.B., Bridge Safety Targets, Report for the Highways Agency, Ref : HA5021C, 1996. |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
