Mehdi "Saiid" Saiidi held the third in a series of three bridge shake table tests Oct. 5. The high amplitude tests determine if the bridge model is durable enough to withstand powerful earthquakes.
Lansing, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and university researchers have subjected a high-tech material to trial by fire and ice in their search for better bridge ...
After years of drafting and reviews, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a final rule that updates and revises its highway bridge inspection standards for the first time since 2009.
As President Biden's $2 trillion American Jobs Plan places the nation's infrastructure in the spotlight, new research suggests states can save money and extend the life of their bridges by taking a ...
RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2023 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic about which professionals in the railway industry have asked to ...
An imaginative new approach to bridge-building was demonstrated for the first time in Austria last week, where engineers have connected the opposing sides of two rivers with a novel construction ...
Designers of the $1 billion Ship Channel Bridge project made faulty assumptions about the soil around the bridge’s critical supports above and below ground, did not properly account for winds on the ...