TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure
China · Earthquake · 1,440 m: 220 m continuous rigid-frame box over the Zipingpu reservoir plus PSC T-girder approaches on 100 m piers
The M7.9 Wenchuan quake hit while deck connections were done but expansion joints were not yet set…
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