Bridge+&+Infrastructure

toc ** 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

=Airports & Transportation Facilities= =
 * Kansai International Airport, Japan (Excessive Rate of Settlement)

= =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)

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 * 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)
 * @Millennium Bridge Performance Issues (June 2000) London, England (AE 537 2015 - Ulrich)
 * Oakland Bay Bridge Eyebar Failure (2009) - (AE 537-11 Dick)
 * 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**//

=Dam Failures=
 * Johnstown Flood - Dam Failure - (//**Rated Unfinished: Available for Revisions and Additional Contributions**//)
 * St. Francis Dam Failure - Flood

=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)

=Industrial Facilities - Power Plants=
 * Willow Island Cooling Tower - //**Available**//
 * Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster

=Offshore Oil Facilities - Platforms=
 * Sleipner A - North Sea Oil Platform Collapse (1991) - (AE 537-11 Tretiakova)

=Pedestrian Bridges & Walkways=
 * Atlanta Botanical Garden Elevated Walkway - Collapse during Construction (December 2008)

=Railroad Structures= = = =Utility Distribution Systems=
 * Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad Timber Bridge Collapse / Train Derailment near Kingman, AZ (August 9, 1997)
 * PG&E Gas Pipeline Explosion, San Bruno - //**Available**//