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New Zealand Crane Topples In Apparent Bearing Capacity Failure

January 9, 2011 rockman Failures Comments Off on New Zealand Crane Topples In Apparent Bearing Capacity Failure
Crane topples in New Zealand

Crane topples in New Zealand

A crane setting girders for a bridge in New Zealand toppled over as the temporary embankment it was sitting on gave way. [Source: The Landslide Blog. Image: Vertical.net]

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