Bridge & Infrastructure Case Studies

"Doing the show was like painting the George Washington Bridge. As soon as you finished one end, you started right in on the other."Jack Paar

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Airports & Transportation Facilities

• Kansai International Airport, Japan (Excessive Rate of Settlement)

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Bridge & Overpass Failure Case Studies

• Cable Bridge Failures Overview (AE 537 2012 - J.Ramaji)

• Concrete Bridge Failures - Deterioration and Spalling (AE 537 2013 C. Friend)

• Chambal River Bridge near Kota in Rajasthan (India) - Collapse During Construction (Dec. 24, 2010)

• Dee Bridge Collapse (1847) (AE 537 2013 H. Velez)
• de la Concorde Overpass Collapse Laval (2006) (AE 537 2012 - Johnson)
• Daniel Webster Hoan Bridge Failure / Partial Collapse - Milwaukee, WI (Dec. 13, 2000)

• I-5 Skagit River Bridge Mt. Vernon, Washington ( May 23, 2013 ) - Impact by Truck ( AE 537 2014 S. Gillham)
• I-65 Twin Bridges over Big Sandy River near Kenova, W. VA - Collapse During Reconstruction (July 2, 1997) - Available for Case Study
• I 35 W Minneapolis (Aug. 1, 2007)
• I-75 Bridge Collapse – Cincinnati (January 21, 2015) (AE 537 2015 - Jankiewicz )
  
  

• Kinzua Bridge (Historic Viaduct) (2003) - (AE 537 2010) Rated Unfinished: Revisions in Progress by Failures Admin.
• Koror-Babeldaob Bridge Collapse - County of Palau (September 26, 1996) (AE 537 2014 - J. Haverty)
• Lake Champlain Bridge - Available
  • Rust to Dust - The Rise and Fall of the Lake Champlain Bridge (poststar.com)
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• Millennium Bridge Performance Issues (June 2000) London, England (AE 537 2015 - Ulrich)
• Oakland Bay Bridge Eyebar Failure (2009) - (AE 537-11 Dick)

• Silver Bridge (Point Pleasant) Collapse (December 15, 1967) (AE 537 2013 H. Salasky)
• Sabo Bike / Pedistrian Bridge Cable Failures (February 2012) Minneapolis, MN - Starter Article Engr. Report / Recommendations

• Tacoma Narrows Collapse (Nov. 7, 1940)
• Tennessee River Bridge Collapse - Clifton, TN (May 16, 1995) (AE 537 2013 C. Knipp)
• Ville Marie Expressway - Tunnel Entrance (August 2011) Available

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Dam Failures

• Johnstown Flood - Dam Failure - (Rated Unfinished: Available for Revisions and Additional Contributions)
• St. Francis Dam Failure - Flood

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Highways and Tunnels

• Big Dig (I 90 Connector Tunnel) - Central Artery & Third Harbor Tunnel Project - (AE 537 2010)
• Hole in the Chicago River - Tunnel Failure and Flooding (April 13, 1992) - Available
• I-680 - Highway 24 Connector - Walnut Creek, CA - (Jan 1996)
• Nicoll Highway - Subway Tunnel Collapse Singapore (April 20, 2004) (AE 537 2014 -S. Ghosh)

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Industrial Facilities - Power Plants

• Willow Island Cooling Tower - Available
• Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster

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Offshore Oil Facilities - Platforms

• Sleipner A - North Sea Oil Platform Collapse (1991) - (AE 537-11 Tretiakova)

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Pedestrian Bridges & Walkways

• Atlanta Botanical Garden Elevated Walkway - Collapse during Construction (December 2008)
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Railroad Structures

• Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad Timber Bridge Collapse / Train Derailment near Kingman, AZ (August 9, 1997)

Utility Distribution Systems

• PG&E Gas Pipeline Explosion, San Bruno - Available