MJ Engineering and Landscaping designed a 2002 bridge that failed during construction in Marcy SLINGERLANDS – When the new rail trail bridge in Slingerlands buckled and failed while being installed ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural issues” ...
The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from ...
Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...
Bridge inspections are time-consuming, inefficient and often subjective processes that rely heavily on human judgment, leading to overlooked or underestimated structural problems or damage. A new ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Everything went wrong in the exact worst way. For decades, countless ships sailed under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Each one tacitly presented a threat, ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A handful of defendants in the state’s Washington Bridge lawsuit pushed back Tuesday against allegations they are responsible for increased wear and tear damage on the ...
An interdisciplinary team of Drexel engineers have developed a new solar-powered, wireless system to monitor bridge deformation 24/7. The system could help inspectors identify bridges in need of ...
Bridges are the most important element in a surface transport network. Once built, they are extremely difficult to replace and it becomes challenging even to close them for a few days for essential ...