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Malaysia-Bridge Collapse: Concrete Foundation Fails To Support Additional Weight

The special committee set up to investigate the Kuala Dipang suspension bridge collapse has found the main cause of the collapse to be the failure of the concrete foundation block at the Pylon A to support the additional weight on the back-stay cables.
Wednesday 2 December, 2009 09:48 AM

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