Geographical Challenge The two-lane curving bridge’s single lanes gently curve through a deep valley over the river and forests, some 55 m above ground level at the bridge’s highest point. Based on a ...
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have carried out a detailed simulation showing how a common type of bridge fails during large-scale earthquakes. They modeled “I-shaped ...
Engineering researchers at The University of Alabama are testing massive concrete girders in a campus laboratory to find ways for bridges to span longer distances with fewer supports underneath.