TheBridgeEng · Learning from Failure
Singapore · Design error · 1 deaths · precast beams on pier-head corbels with cast-in-place deck, 40 m span
Precast beams of the new viaduct sat on corbels cast onto the pier heads; the design engineer later conceded the supports on two columns were not adequately designed…
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