Westgate Bridge collapse how and why it happened 50 years on

On the 15th October 1970, two spans of the Westgate bridge collapsed leaving 35 dead and a scare in the heart of Melbourne. The Westgate bridge collapse is the story of a series of bridges that collapsed between 1969 and 1973, the Westgate bridge disaster was the most tragic of all these failures. all these bridges has a similar miss understanding of the design and construction on a box girder bridge. the collapse of the Westgate lead to the reform of the industry and changed design codes internationally.

With the 50th anniversary of the Westgate bridge collapse just passing let's look back at this disaster to ensure we do not make similar mistakes as structural engineers.

The events that lead up to the Westgate bridge collapse are important to understand as they build a story on how and why the Westgate bidge collapsed.

The Westgate Bridge is a key arterial road linking east and west Melbourne and has helped Melbourne prosper

Royal commission report https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/pap...

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