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Bridge collapse in Quebec charged to brittle steel
Collapse of four of eight spans of west crossing of Duplessis bridge; structure consisted of continuous welded plate girder, 1380 ft long; deck construction, with six spans of 180 ft and two spans of 150 ft, carried 42-ft wide, 8-in. thick concrete roadway and two 5-ft sidewalks; failure due to material inadequacies; bridge showed signs of failure early in 1950, and fractures were discovered in girder on previous occasions.
Bridge collapse in Quebec charged to brittle steel
Collapse of four of eight spans of west crossing of Duplessis bridge; structure consisted of continuous welded plate girder, 1380 ft long; deck construction, with six spans of 180 ft and two spans of 150 ft, carried 42-ft wide, 8-in. thick concrete roadway and two 5-ft sidewalks; failure due to material inadequacies; bridge showed signs of failure early in 1950, and fractures were discovered in girder on previous occasions.
Bridge collapse in Quebec charged to brittle steel
Eng News -- Rec
Merritt, F.S. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 146
1951
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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