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Bridge Collapse Frequencies versus Failure Probabilities pp 67–119Cite as

Collapse Frequencies of Bridges

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As mentioned in the Chap. 3, either the direct bridge collapse frequency numbers or the data used to determine the bridge collapse frequency within this book are taken from various publications and scientific works. Hence no new data is added, however the existing data is combined. The extended data pool allows more robust conclusions and perhaps some new conclusions in comparison to the conclusions drawn in each individual study.

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Proske, D. (2018). Collapse Frequencies of Bridges. In: Bridge Collapse Frequencies versus Failure Probabilities. Risk Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73833-8_6

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