Abstract
One stay cable of the Guazú bridge-one out of two quasi identical, combined road
and railway cable stayed bridges across the Paraná river between Zárate and Brazo Largo, Argentina-ruptured in November 1996 after 20 years of service without prior indication of the critical situation. After the immediate replacement of the broken stay detailed investigations and tests were undertaken. These investigations and tests provided information about the condition of the stays, the loads acting on the bridge and the efficiency and accuracy of the ...
and railway cable stayed bridges across the Paraná river between Zárate and Brazo Largo, Argentina-ruptured in November 1996 after 20 years of service without prior indication of the critical situation. After the immediate replacement of the broken stay detailed investigations and tests were undertaken. These investigations and tests provided information about the condition of the stays, the loads acting on the bridge and the efficiency and accuracy of the ...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 8th ASCE specialty conference on probabilistic mechanics and structural reliability |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |