An investigation on Botan Bridge (Siirt – Turkey) collapse during construction

Özçelik, Mehmet; Tutus, Ogun

doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2020.03.017

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“…Schaap and Caner [21] suggested maintenance practices such as underwater inspections and flood event evaluations to minimize the probability of hydraulic bridge collapse, after assessing potential precautionary measures. Ozcelik and Tutus [29] brought forward essential recommendations for the construction of future bridges after investigating the reasons for the collapse of Botan Bridge (Siirt, Turkey). Based on investigations into continual high-strength bolt failures on steel truss bridges in China, Zhou et al [30] discussed and summarized the typical reasons for failure and what can be done to prevent it.…”

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The Sustainable Development of Bridges in China: Collapse Cause Analysis, Existing Management Dilemmas and Potential Solutions

Tang,

Huang

2024

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The construction of sustainable bridge projects has become a global mission and challenge in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there has been a rise in bridge collapse incidents due to various factors in recent years both during the construction and service phases. These incidents have resulted in significant loss of life and property damage, exacerbating the five sustainable development issues faced by bridge engineering: natural, resource, environmental, social, and economic factors. As a result, the prevention and resolution of bridge collapse accidents have garnered attention from professionals, research institutions, and government departments, making it a prominent research area. In line with the sustainable development concept of bridge engineering, this article classifies the causes of bridge collapses into two categories: those occurring during the construction phase and those happening during the service phase; the latter includes lack of inspection, maintenance and management, external natural factors, and human factors. Furthermore, this article thoroughly examines the existing national management framework, identifying the dilemmas that hinder its effectiveness in regulating bridge collapse prevention. Finally, several effective suggestions are proposed for the prevention of bridge collapse incidents. These recommendations aim to motivate governments, project owners, designers, constructors, managers, and users to actively develop and promote high-quality sustainable bridges.

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The Sustainable Development of Bridges in China: Collapse Cause Analysis, Existing Management Dilemmas and Potential Solutions

Tang,

Huang

2024

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“…Diaz et al [5] investigated the main causes which characterized the failure of bridges in Colombia highlighting that: the 36% of the analysed bridge were steel bridges and their failure was related to structural deficiencies while the other 64% were concrete bridges, where the causes of the collapse were attributable to overloads. Analysing the causes which led to the failure of RC bridges, the collapse occurs during the construction process appears to be among the most frequent [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. In fact, considering the constant evolution of architectural design which has led to the realization of more and more complex structures, the construction phases require increasingly greater efforts [13][14][15].…”

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