This paper is intended to review the main causes and mechanisms of bridge collapse. The
common factors resulting in bridge collapse are first reviewed. These factors are classified …

The data of 302 highway bridge catastrophic collapses occurring in China between 2000
and 2014 due to human causes were collected and statistical analyses were conducted from …

Bridge failure is one of the worst infrastructural disasters. This paper investigates the risk of
bridge infrastructures in the view of sustainable management. Statistics on bridge failures …

The study concerns bridge collapses focusing on metal structures. It is based on literature
and news research, due to the lack of extensive compendiums of this unpleasing but …

This book presents a detailed overview of 20 cases of famous and other highly interesting
bridge collapses over the last two centuries. Every case is illustrated and described in detail …

Bridge failure, which is generally associated with serious economic and life losses, is
defined as the incapacity of a constructed bridge or its components to perform as specified in …

The I-35 Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota catastrophically failed
during the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, collapsing to the river and riverbanks …

The data related to the failure of bridges that occurred during the period 1977–2017 in India
have been collected from various sources, including print and electronic media. The data …

The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed suddenly
on August 1, 2007. This note briefly summarizes an analysis based on original design …

Some recent buildings failure showed that structures built according to current design codes
were not robust enough under the action of unexpected loads and failed progressively …