Engineering
Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a solar-powered, wireless sensor system that can continually monitor bridge deformation and could be used to alert authorities when the bridge performance ...
May 26, 2023
0
176
Engineering
With a length of 29 meters, the Dutch city of Nijmegen now has the longest concrete 3D-bicycle bridge in the world. The project is unique because the bicycle bridge has been designed with complete freedom of form, thanks ...
Sep 9, 2021
1
42
Engineering
Getting to hospital, or going to school, work or the market for most people in rural Tanzania depends on crossing a river safely.
Feb 24, 2022
0
12
Engineering
The local mayor is hoping to pull in the tourists, but crossing the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world will test anyone's head for heights when it opens officially in northern Portugal on Sunday.
Apr 29, 2021
0
55
Engineering
The world's first 3D printed steel bridge has been installed and unveiled in Amsterdam—with the potential to revolutionize how urban infrastructure is designed, built and maintained. Project lead Professor Mark Girolami ...
Jul 26, 2021
0
5
Engineering
Bridge failures are a reality for states with aging infrastructure, including Pennsylvania. In February, the Forbes Avenue Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed due to structural failure; unfortunately, this kind of event isn't ...
Jun 30, 2022
0
20
Engineering
Structural damage to any of the nation's ailing bridges can come with a hefty price of billions of dollars in repairs. New bridge designs promise more damage-resistant structures and, consequently, lower restoration costs. ...
Oct 26, 2020
0
20
Software
(Tech Xplore)—Taking decent nighttime shots from your phone was the topic of an interesting blog posted earlier this month. An impressive account of low light photography with a cellphone was supported with interesting ...
Engineering
The Netherlands will be testing the first metal 3-D-printed bridge in the world. Plans are to insert this bridge in its permanent location in Amsterdam at the start of 2020. The Dutch company MX3D produced the bridge after ...
Sep 12, 2019
0
25
Engineering
The president of Turkey, South Korea's prime minister and other officials inaugurated a massive suspension bridge Friday over the Dardanelles Strait that connects the European and Asian shores of the key waterway.
Mar 18, 2022
0
21
A bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. Designs of bridges will vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is to be constructed.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
