January’s beautiful white flakes have become fetid mounds of New York City snow. The heaping piles are now a disgusting pee-stained mix of garbage and brown patches to be avoided at all costs. But ...

Structural stability starts deep below the surface, invisible to the human eye but playing a critical role in the overall structural performance. The type of foundation is determined by the ...

The environment prevalent in ocean necessitates the piles supporting offshore structures to be designed against lateral cyclic loading initiated by wave action. Such quasi-static load reversal induces ...

Crews are driving test piles into the Patapsco River as part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement project in Baltimore As the last remaining spans of Baltimore’s original Francis Scott Key ...

THEY HAVE TWO OF THE LARGEST ROTATING CRANES ON THE EAST COAST RIGHT HERE FOR THIS PROJECT AT THE MOMENT. AND THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE SHEER SIZE OF THE PILES THAT THEY’RE DRIVING IN THIS TEST. THE 200FT ...

The construction of road and railway embankments adheres to strict specifications, particularly regarding stability and limited settlements. Consequently, their foundations must be designed to ensure ...

This rendering of the proposed Key Bridge replacement a cable-stayed span. (Maryland Transportation Authority) The next step of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild is underway: the Maryland ...

The work to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is underway, with the first test pile now installed in the Patapsco River. The test piles will determine the load-bearing capacity and confirm ...

Progress on rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge recently hit a new milestone as the Maryland Transportation Authority began the bridge’s Test Pile Program. Six test piles, measuring 8 feet ...

A major test program for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to begin in the next few days, weather permitting, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced Wednesday.

BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) announced Wednesday that the Test Pile Program for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is expected to begin on or ...