How do you measure bridge safety? We'll cross that one when we come to it
You're a hundred times more likely to die from being struck by lightning than you are from a bridge collapsing.
Sep 5, 2022
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Minute structural sensor borrows principle from a vibrating guitar string
Ships, bridges and wind turbines can all be made safe using sensors that are just a few millimeters across. Researchers have borrowed a principle behind the technology from a vibrating guitar string for their device. But ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Video app Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups, amid pandemic
What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and thousands of students around the world?
Apr 4, 2020
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In the face of climate change can our engineers keep the trains running on time?
Physicist Michio Kaku once said, "What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems... there's no law of physics preventing them." And so it has been with railway and metro bridges that span waterways. ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Crimean Bridge blast: Experts assess the damage
Early on Saturday, local time, a massive blast shook the Crimean Bridge (also known as the Kerch Bridge). Shocking images of the burnt rail bridge and collapsed road bridge have been shown around the world.
Oct 10, 2022
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Collapsed bridge helps inform future flood-resistant designs
Before record rainfall in July of 2018, the Misasa Railroad Bridge spanned a small river some nine miles inland from Japan's western coast. Unprecedented flooding collapsed the bridge, an infrastructure failure that will ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Hybrid sliding-rocking bridge columns are more earthquake-resistant
Bridges make travel faster and more convenient, but, in an earthquake, these structures are subject to forces that can cause extensive damage and make them unsafe.
Aug 28, 2019
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If Google Assistant or Siri aren't smart enough for you, you can build your own AI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai believes that we are moving to an "AI-first" world. In this world, we will be interacting with personal digital assistants on a range of platforms, including through Google's new intelligent speaker ...
Oct 18, 2016
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Paradigm shift needed for designing tsunami-resistant bridges
Researchers, including two Oregon State University scientists, argue in a new study that a paradigm shift is needed for assessing bridges' tsunami risk.
Dec 17, 2018
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Monitoring bridge safety with wireless sensors
Tens of thousands of bridges across the country are deteriorating, creating potentially dangerous conditions. Particularly after a natural disaster, being able to assess a bridge's structural integrity can be critical.
Sep 2, 2019
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Bridge
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.
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