Bridge Failure Database
Chongqjng steel bridge, Sichuan Province
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Country | China (6) |
| Cause | Design error |
| Details | Dereliction of duty and mistakes in engineering and construction |
| Fatalities | 40 |
| Injuries | 14 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Reference | Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 1999, sigma No. 2/2000, Swiss Re, Zurich, 2000. |
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