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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge in Hiroshima

Year 1991
Country Japan (7)
Cause Design error
Details Stability problem, sliding
Fatalities 14
Injuries 0
Phase construction
Period 1991-2009
Continent Asia
Reference 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.

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