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Turning a Challenge Into an Innovative Design Solution

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Dan Snyder

“Necessity is the mother of invention,” claims a popular adage. But sometimes lasting change comes from a good old-fashioned challenge. One example is when the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) charged the North American steel industry in 2009 to “develop a … Continue reading →

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The Power of Standardization for Bridge Design

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Dan Snyder

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is undertaking a massive rapid-bridge replacement program and conducting it in a way that makes a lot of sense. Bernard Harris details the process in “Public-Private Partnerships Reinventing PennDOT” (LancasterOnline, May 14, 2014). In … Continue reading →

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A Short Span Steel Bridge Saves a Local Community

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dan Snyder

According to the American Society for Civil Engineers, more than 26% (one in four) of the nation’s bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete (see http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/fact-sheet/bridges).  Over half of these bridges are in rural locations, and essential to the … Continue reading →

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