Jacksonville engineer highlights evaluation needs for Dames Point Bridge safety
This comes just one day after the National Transportation Safety Board identified the Dames Point bridge as one of 68 bridges across the country at risk of collapsing if hit by a large vessel. “A ...
Three takeaways from the Key Bridge report
What to know about the National Transportation Safety Board’s report on the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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To prevent bridge collapses, researchers use AI-based digital twin technology
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse in 2018, when a ...
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Bridge that had wooden posts under it closer to undergoing repairs
A bridge that went viral when online pictures showed it had wooden posts underneath it, is a step closer to getting repairs.
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Passion for sustainable materials prompted my research in wood products, biomaterials engineering — Amoo
My decision to pursue a PhD in Wood Products and other Biomaterials Engineering at the University ... opportunity to contribute to solutions that bridge the gap between sustainable resource ...
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Engineers build 30-feet-long all-glass bridge using 6,000-year-old technique
Architect and structural engineer Masoud Akbarzadeh has challenged conventional wisdom by constructing a bridge from a material deemed unsuitable: glass.
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A 30-foot-long glass bridge blends ancient wisdom with cutting-edge design
With more than 500 bridges crisscrossing the city of Philadelphia, they are an integral part of daily life. In a city defined ...
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Extreme Engineering: Building in Earthquake Zones and Volatile Climates
Extreme engineering in earthquake zones and volatile climates represents the pinnacle of structural innovation, where buildings must withstand both seismic forces and extreme weather conditions. These ...
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OCS STEM students engineer bridges from digital design to real-world strength
Students in Orcas Christian School’s Science Technology Engineering and Math class recently showcased their engineering prowess in a bridge design project that blended digital modeling with hands-on ...
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Tufts scientists develop open-source software for modeling soft materials
When mechanical and structural engineers design machines, bridges, and buildings, they calculate loads, stresses, and deformation of metal, steel, concrete, glass, wood, and plastic to find the ...
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steel structure: The Latest Architecture and News
F.Eveleens, via Wikipedia under CC BY 3.0 Public Markets are complex cases that beautifully combine an engineering exploration ... Concrete, steel and wood are some of the most common choices ...
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Bridge builders: STEM students from Clinton High School compete at Purdue bridge competition
Clinton High School STEM teams secured second and third place in the structural strength competition ... School of Civil and Construction Engineering and consisted of three competitive aspects of ...