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Begin the New Year with a Steel Challenge
The start of a new year — and a new decade — is a good time to take inventory of the way you currently do things and reassess past priorities and practices. If you’re a highway bridge owner, engineer, or … Continue reading
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Iowa County Engineer to Save Over $100,000 Using Innovative Steel Design for Bridge Replacement Project
If you’re a county/state engineer or a bridge owner, cost is always a deciding factor in which material to choose for your next project. A new design using press-brake-formed steel tub girders (PBTG) is providing a durable, cost-saving solution for … Continue reading
Improving the U.S. Bridge Infrastructure Grade With Steel Solutions
The 2017 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card gives the U.S. bridge infrastructure a C+ grade, unchanged from four years ago. More than 56,000 of the nation’s bridges were structurally deficient in 2016, and the report claims “the most recent estimate puts … Continue reading
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Hidden in Plain Sight–the Design, Cost and Maintenance Advantages of Steel Buried Bridges
Sometimes, the best solutions to challenges we face can be hidden in plain sight. A new video released by the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA), National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) and Big R Bridge invites cash-strapped, time-challenged bridge designers and … Continue reading
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Life Cycle Costs Matter When Comparing Steel and Concrete Girder Bridges
As a bridge engineer, professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wyoming, and a member of the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance’s Bridge Technology Center, Michael Barker, Ph.D., P.E., makes frequent presentations on the … Continue reading
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Breathing New LIFE Into Short Span Steel Bridge Design
It’s no secret that the U.S. infrastructure needs an overhaul, especially for many of its structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges – nearly half of which fall in the short span category. To address this national crisis, the Federal Highway … Continue reading
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Smart Ways to Save Time and Money on Short Span Bridge Design and Construction
While America’s infrastructure continues to crumble, federal lawmakers are still unresolved on how to fund these projects. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that an additional $150 billion per year is required through 2020 to meet the national infrastructure crisis. In the meantime, bridges continue to … Continue reading
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Joining the National Focus on America’s Infrastructure Challenges
For one week this month, several prominent organizations representing business, labor and public policy will focus on the United States’ infrastructure challenges. They will host events and activities to “highlight the critical importance of investing in and modernizing America’s infrastructure … Continue reading
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Ohio County Finds Creative, Sustainable Steel Solutions for Bridge Replacement
Muskingum County (Ohio) Engineer Doug Davis, P.E., P.S. and his team have found a creative, sustainable way to replace short span bridges while saving taxpayers money. How? They use recycled steel bridge beams. In a recent project near Zanesville, the … Continue reading
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Taking on America’s Infrastructure Challenge, One County at a Time
Schedule a complimentary technology transfer session today! The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure gives the U.S. a “C+” for its bridges, stating that: “In total, one in nine of the nation’s bridges are … Continue reading
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