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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