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Rocheport Bridge replacement project
- Sep, 24, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Missouri, Rocheport
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
In late September, Missouri Department of Transportation announced that the first phase of the I-70 Rocheport bridge replacement is set to begin. A set of bridges, one westbound and one eastbound...
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Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey opens after 10 years
- Oct, 02, 2021
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- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
After a decade and half a billion dollars, the Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey is available to the public starting Saturday October 2nd. The new Wittpenn Bridge, will have some similar features as the...
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The longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge
- Sep, 09, 2021
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- Netherlands, Nijmegen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Dutch city of Nijmegen has now the longest concrete 3D-bicycle bridge in the world. The length of the bridge is 29 meters. The bicycle bridge has been designed with complete freedom of form, base...
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Brisbane City Council: Design for green arch pedestrian and cycle bridge is finalized
- Sep, 02, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design News On Projects / Industry News On Events
- Australia, Brisbane
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Brisbane City Council in Australia announced that the design for an 80-metre arch Breakfast Creek pedestrian and cycle bridge is finalized. The cost of the bridge amounts to $67 million. The bridge w...
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Lower Tahquamenon Falls: A new bridge is scheduled to open in October
- Sep, 09, 2021
- Bridges Bridge Design Structural Systems News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Tahquamenon Falls State Park conducted a survey of visitors in 2017 where 80% of respondents responded that they would likely visit the island at the Lower Falls if there was a bridge offering a conn...
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Amsterdam: The World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge
- Jul, 26, 2021
- Bridge Design Structural Optimization Steel Structures Structural Health Monitoring News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- Netherlands, Amsterdam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Mark Girolami, professor at The Alan Turing Institute, stated that “3D printing is poised to become a major technology in engineering, and we need to develop appropriate approaches for testing and mo...
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Researchers in New Zealand develop a new 'rocking' technology for earthquake-resilient bridges
- Jul, 08, 2021
- Earthquake Engineering Structural Design Structural Behavior Bridge Design
- New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A new “rocking” technology that could make bridges more resilient to earthquakes has been developed by researchers in New Zealand. Their so-called ‘low-damage solution’ has a series of rocking bridge...
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Closure of I-40 bridge in Memphis after cracks appear
- May, 26, 2021
- Bridge Management Bridge Design Forensic Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Structural Health Monitoring Beams Trusses Steel Structures Structural Analysis Fatigue Structural Behavior Repair And Retrofit Of Structures
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) released photos of a crack on the Hernando de Soto Bridge. The structure is part of Interstate 40 crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis. The br...
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Impressive pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal
- May, 11, 2021
- Bridge Design Bridges News On Projects / Industry
- Portugal, Arouca, Portugal
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A 516-meters-long structure in Arouca Geopark in Portugal is now Europe's longest pedestrian suspension bridge. The bridge crosses the Paiva Gorge connecting the opposing granite rock outcrop clif...
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Arch completed on world’s highest railway bridge in India
- Apr, 29, 2021
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- Reasi
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Indian Railways completed construction of the supporting arch for the world’s highest railway bridge. The bridge will be a critical link along India’s national infrastructure network as it located al...
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