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WEB6 days ago · Roads & Bridges reports on the road and bridge construction industry in North America with news, application-based features, and expert analysis that cover a range of topics including design, technology, maintenance, materials, and equipment for an audience of engineers, contractors, and government employees from municipalities to …
The gentler of the two | Roads and Bridges
WEBNov 2, 2018 · IIJA. White Papers. Case Studies. Awards. Top 10 Bridges Top 10 Roads Recycling Contractor's Choice. Products. Asphalt Bridges Concrete Maintenance Safety. Markets. Roads Bridges Maintenance Safety Traffic & Transit.
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge | Roads and Bridges
WEBOct 30, 2019 · The $467 million project, which was just completed in September, was the obvious choice for ROADS & BRIDGES ’ No. 1 bridge project in 2005. The chance of corrosion or weakening over the next 100 years appear to be slim. “It’s really elaborate on how this bridge got retrofit,” Craig Chatelain, project manager for DMJM Harris, told ROADS ...
NO. 1 BRIDGE: Bayonne Bridge - Roads and Bridges
WEBNov 5, 2019 · NO. 1 BRIDGE: Bayonne Bridge. Nov. 5, 2019. This behemoth riveted through steel truss arch structure wows its way to the top of the list. (This feature published as "Riveting Work" in November 2019 issue) By: Brian W. Budzynski. Everybody loves a big-ticket bridge build. Even folks who have no real …
Understanding AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specs for cast-in …
WEBSep 19, 2018 · By: Chris Gamache, P.E. The AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 8th Edition, was published in November 2017.One change that occurred since the 7th Edition is the reorganization of Section 5, which is the design of bridge and ancillary structures constructed from reinforced concrete.
Remote bridge health monitoring provides insights into structures
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Remote monitoring equips operators and owners with a powerful tool to help them make decisions that reduce the risk to the public that is using these bridges. The system detects structural issues prior to structural failure. By being informed, the structures can be proactively reinforced, and the public can be preemptively evacuated, if required.
Work zone fatalities at highest level since 2006, new data shows
WEBApr 28, 2021 · In 2019, 842 people died in highway work-zone crashes, an 11.2% increase from the previous year—representing the largest percentage increase of highway work zone fatalities since 2006, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).. The FHWA joined state Departments of Transportation and other organizations nationwide this week to urge drivers to keep highway workers safe as ...
Rachel Carson Bridge marries historic design with modern …
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · The Rachel Carson Bridge carries 9th Street over the Allegheny River, the 10th Street Bypass, and Three Rivers Heritage Trail in downtown Pittsburgh. The bridge is 995 ft long and consists of two multi-girder steel approach spans of approximately 75 ft and 60 ft in length and a three-span, self-anchored, steel eye-bar suspension bridge that is ...
Solving the bump problem - Roads and Bridges
WEBNov 4, 2016 · This problem is commonly referred to as the bump at the end of the bridge, mainly resulting from the differential settlement of the concrete approach slab relative to the bridge deck. It poses a safety hazard as well as being disruptive to motorists. Field observations indicated that either faulting at the roadway pavement/approach slab joint ...
The Open Roads of America: 100 Years in the Making
WEBMar 27, 2007 · The first attempt of a cross-country road trip by automobile occurred in 1903, when a group of men in a San Francisco bar bet 31-year-old Dr. H. Nelson Jackson to drive his car from California to New York City in less than 90 days. After a $50 wager was set, Dr. Jackson was on the road.
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