An alternative technique to the demolition of a prestressed concrete box-girder bridge: A case study

This is a case study in which the partial collapse of a prestressed concrete box-girder bridge in Brazil happened only nine days after removing the supporting scaffolding. It is believed that the actual reinforcement longitudinal steel bars in the pile caps were underestimated. Although only part of...

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Main Authors: S.S.R. Pereira, M.D.C. Magalhaes, H. Gazzinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509516300377