A researcher in Northern Ireland has developed a new prototype sensor that is designed to provide an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of scour.
The first of three bridges to combine flax fibres with a bio-resin has been completed in the Netherlands.
Newly awarded grants with enable the University of Kansas to carry out a trio of research projects, including one aimed at preventing constraint-induced fractures in steel bridges and another looking at steel with ultra-high toughness.
A university professor has developed a new style of arch bridges that is inspired by nature and claimed to be more robust than ever.
A team of researchers based in the USA and UK has announced that it has dispelled previous theories around the side-to-side movement of London’s Millennium Bridge when crossed by a large number of pedestrians.
The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a US$5 million grant for research to extend the lifespan of bridges through monitoring technology designed to offer protection against hacking.
Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have built a prototype footbridge using reinforced-concrete blocks taken from the redundant walls of a building that is being renovated.
Sections of the old Bonner Bridge in North Carolina, USA, are being tested to help engineers improve future structures.
Researchers from Scotland and the USA are seeking to harvest the energy that is generated when bridges vibrate and use it to power sensors.
Researchers at the University of Canterbury (UC) in New Zealand have developed a design of bridge that they claim would yield little to no damage if hit by a strong earthquake.
New research from the University of Georgia (UGA) suggests that bridge owners can save money and extend the life of their bridges by taking a fresh approach to how they prioritise maintenance.
A university in Illinois, USA, has secured funding for a four-year research project aimed at reducing the incidence of scour at bridges.
A team from the University of Minnesota has made recommendations for bridge instrumentation after reviewing 10 years of data from the structure that replaced the collapsed I-35W bridge.
Asking readers to name the innovation that they believed had had the most impact on the bridge industry in the last 25 years was always going to lead to a variety of responses — but there was a clear winner.
A bridge prototype in the Netherlands has proved that it is possible to build a circular bridge with only 1% material wastage. Proposals are now being invited for research and development to take this further, reports Helena Russell
A study of efforts undertaken 20 years ago to mitigate corrosion of a reinforced concrete highway bridge has given researchers insights into the long-term effectiveness of different measures.
Researchers at ETH Zurich are aiming to create ‘living’ structures that can monitor their condition and repair themselves.
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have developed an application using ground anchors to protect bridges against earthquakes.
A Dutch-US research team is exploring the idea of creating a dynamic ‘bridge’ made from autonomous boats as a means of ferrying people across an Amsterdam waterway.
Analysis using a new high-definition satellite radar system has indicated that the Morandi Bridge in Italy showed signs of warping in the months prior to last year’s collapse.
