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Bridge Failure Database

Koror-Babelhuap-bridge (Toagle canal)

Year 1996
Type Road
Country Palau
Cause Limited knowledge
Details Big deformations due to creep and shrinkage, bad concrete quality, corrosion
Fatalities 2
Injuries 4
Collapse complete
Phase in service
Period 1991-2009
Continent Asia
References SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.
BURGOYNE, C., SCANTLEBURY, R., Why did Palau Bridge collapse?, The Structural Engineer, Volume 84, Number 11, 2006, pp.30-37.

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