Building Design Failures
By Will Atkiels
Honeymoon Bridge(Upper Steel Bridge) 1897
Facts
Facts
- replacement for old one
- greatest steel arch bridge
- wooden floor slippery
- supported steel cars
Reason for Collapse
- January 1938
- ice bridge underneath
- broken abutments
- entire collapse
Ways to Prevent Collapse
- protective walls in summer
- reimbursed more frequently
- replace wooden floor
Historical Archive of the City of Cologne, Germany (2009)
Facts
- Replacement for town hall
- Ranking
- Documents from 900 AD
- Built to last long time
Reason for collapse
- foundation weakens from tunnel
- water flooding
Ways to prevent
- no construction underneath
- check ups for water flooding