The thermal analysis and design of bridge structures encompasses the study of temperature distributions and the resulting thermal stresses and deformations within bridge components. With bridges ...

Learn how seismic-resilient bridge design uses advanced materials, curved geometry modeling, shape memory alloys, and performance-based methods to reduce earthquake damage and downtime.

Bridge engineers need to be prepared to develop bridges using new construction methods and components, and improve the seismic resiliency of bridges to combat the problems associated with aging ...

Before record rainfall in July of 2018, the Misasa Railroad Bridge spanned a small river some nine miles inland from Japan’s western coast. Unprecedented flooding collapsed the bridge, an ...

Aging infrastructure is a major issue in the U.S. with nearly 50 percent of bridges considered in poor condition—nearly 12 percent are over 80 years old; 42 percent are over 50. Many have high volumes ...

BALTIMORE — Each weekday, Baltimore-area motorists lose more than 20,000 vehicle-hours due to effects of traffic caused by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and each day, the state gets ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...

The new two-mile-long bridge Key Bridge in Baltimore will be longer and higher than its 1970s-era steel arch continuous truss predecessor. Maryland officials have debuted the initial design concept ...

It’s always interesting when architects design bridges. The building type is most associated with engineers—how architects go about designing this critical infrastructure offers a unique peek into ...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has completed the design of a project on a centrally located bridge and is looking to advertise the job by end of year, a spokesperson said. The ...