The low-maintenance and strength of weathering steel has made it an increasingly popular material of choice for bridges in Australia and New Zealand over the past 20 years. Raed el Sarraf charts the historical trend and suggests further reasons for the use of weathering steel in future bridges
A new Lidar-based system is being deployed by an Israeli toll-road operator to prevent oversized vehicles from hitting bridges.
Entries are invited to a competition aimed at supporting innovations that would improve sustainability in the construction sector.
The results have been published of a pilot study that investigated methods for improving flow estimates when evaluating potential pier scour at highway bridges in Virginia, USA.
An industry research project has unveiled the prototype of a 5m-long, 3D-printed bridge.
Site work begins shortly in New York City on what is thought to be the most sophisticated transportation project ever delivered by BIM contracting in US history, writes José Sánchez de Muniáin
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.
In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Georg Pircher, SOFiSTiK's director of international business development, about how the company works with clients' existing workflows for the best results.
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.
Researchers from Scotland and the USA are seeking to harvest the energy that is generated when bridges vibrate and use it to power sensors.
A 3D-printed stainless steel bridge has been installed over a canal in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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.
The owner, operator and developer of Britain’s railway infrastructure has unveiled a new design of bridge that that it hopes will transform rail crossings across the country.
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore developing a suspended transport network.
In this Bd&e Presents, we spoke to Gregor Strekelj of Allplan about the Allplan Bridge solution and how it can help solve some of the prevailing challenges in the global bridge industry.
A new agreement will see Netherlands-developed technology deployed for the manufacture of fibre-composite bridges in Australia.
A university in Illinois, USA, has secured funding for a four-year research project aimed at reducing the incidence of scour at bridges.
The contract has been awarded for a 3D-printed concrete footbridge that will be built as part of preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
