Mehdi "Saiid" Saiidi held the third in a series of three bridge shake table tests Oct. 5. The high amplitude tests determine if the bridge model is durable enough to withstand powerful earthquakes.

Italy is planning the world's longest bridge as China is building the highest. The future of transportation took shape on two continents this week as Italy and China announced bridges that would ...

Bridges are more than just physical structures; they are vital connections that support communities, economies and daily life. As bridge engineers, we must recognize that designing a bridge is not ...

The scourge of modern concrete is, perhaps surprisingly, rust. Most concrete structures are laced with steel rebar to add strength, but if the metal corrodes, it can cause the concrete to fail ...

Connecting Downtown & Mt. Pleasant, it is a stunning backdrop for photos, a favorite for runners, and is one of the defining landmarks of Charleston. Built to replace the old parallel bridges that had ...

KASSON -- Students at Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School on Tuesday were given a handful of pieces of steel and a set of directions: build a bridge. According to the Southeast Service Cooperative, ...

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 tiny robots start out flat, thin wafers of layered silicon, gold and plastic. It’s the heat created by an electric current that makes them fold along etched grooves, bending themselves into ...

The Portage Lake Bridge is being recognized as one of the most significant historic civil engineering works in the country thanks to three Michigan Tech researchers. The American Society of Civil ...