Faulty welds, varying concrete and poorly placed studs appear to have contributed to subway overpass collapse.
The May 3 collapse of an elevated section of the Line 12 subway in Mexico City that killed 26 passengers appears to have resulted from multiple construction faults, according to a risk management firm's preliminary report.
Reprinted courtesy of Jim Parsons, Engineering News-Record
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