Extensive retrofit will improve seismic resilience and accessibility for active travel.
The design of a major highway bridge in one of the most seismically active regions of the world has resulted in highly unusual detailing. José Luis Seguel and Claudio Morales Quiroga report from Chile.
Inverted Y tower cable-stay option selected for Burnside Bridge.
Two thirds of the total cost to replace a century-old key US bridge secured.
Historic steel bridge in California will be retrofitted to meet modern design standards.
New Zealand researchers use decommissioned concrete bridge to gain earthquake insights.
Joint venture to build new bridge designed to withstand seismic activity.
Lottery funding for earthquake resilience of key Portland, Oregon, USA, bridge
Two highway bridges under construction in Japan’s largest island of Honshu reveal some of the varied and sophisticated design and construction methodologies exacted by their wild and rugged surroundings. José María Sánchez de Muniáin writes
Mitigating damage caused by unseating during the strongest earthquakes is one of the motivating factors behind a recent seismic retrofit in Japan. Khalifa Bokhammas reports
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.
Seven bridges are to be given seismic upgrades as part of a resiliency plan spearheaded by the US state of Oregon.
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.
Crews working for Utah Department of Transportation in the USA have completed inspections of 520 bridges in the zone affected by an earthquake last week.
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have developed an application using ground anchors to protect bridges against earthquakes.
With the two caissons for the main towers successfully lowered into place on the seabed in May this year, the consortium responsible for designing and building what will be the world’s longest suspension bridge is now focussed on progressing the substructure and tower construction in the months ahead. Helena Russell reports
The next phase is getting under way this month of structural and seismic upgrades to the seven-span Granville Bridge in Vancouver, Canada.
The Indonesian government has secured grant aid of up to US$23 million for a programme to reconstruct bridges in Central Sulawesi Province.
The US state of Oklahoma is introducing a new system that will help bridge engineers carry out safety checks following an earthquake.
