Architect Masoud Akbarzadeh and research assistant Boyu Xiao of the Weitzman School of Design, along with collaborators including Yao Lu of Jefferson University, defied conventional engineering by ...

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 ...

The concept is applied to an innovative multi-column accelerated bridge construction (ABC) pier concept. Different types of structural fuses are investigated to compare the effect of each on ABC ...

Rachel Sangree is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering and also program chair in civil ...

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 ...

Study, Design, and Improve the Future of Buildings With a Graduate Certificate in Building Design From MTU. Building engineers are the foundation of any modern society. From evaluating structures, ...

Bridges have always been one of the most awe-inspiring marvels of engineering. However, in the last few decades, record-breaking structures have redefined bridge building and taken it to a new level.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore left people questioning the safety of truss bridges after a cargo ship took it out. Thomas O’Fallon is a senior structural ...

Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state engineers are ...

MIAMI (AP) — Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state ...