The Gordie Howe International Bridge approaches completion after overcoming harsh climate conditions, severe pandemic-related disruptions and complex restrictions arising from its cross-border location, write Erik Behrens and Jaime Castro-Maier.
A weathering steel arch bridge installed in difficult circumstances prompts Alessandro Catanzano to propose a new regulatory framework for similarly complex land-based projects
Spanish civil engineering lost one of its great figures in May when Javier Manterola Armisén, the co-founder of engineering consultancy Carlos Fernández Casado and former professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, passed away aged 87.
A 90-year-old highway bridge slated for replacement in the UK capital is instead being rehabilitated thanks to an extensive programme of monitoring, inspections and other investigations, writes Michael Duvall
A unique structure that combines footbridge, elevator, viewing point and iconic monument recently opened in the city of Vigo in north-west Spain after a year and a half in construction
A multi-disciplinary group in the Netherlands has produced what is likely to be the world’s first practical guide for reusing structural precast concrete elements. Ad van Leest, Danny Jilissen, Geoffrey van Bolderen and Rob Vergoossen explain CROW-CUR Guideline 4:2023 Reuse of structural prefabricated concrete elements
An intricate choreography of marine transportation and lifting methodology facilitated the seamless replacement of bearings in a Spanish rail link – and all the while maintaining high-speed traffic, discovers Eve Boykova
As Slovakia’s longest viaduct begins to emerge between tree tops, Jiri Strasky explains how its design and construction methodology are ensuring it has minimum impact on the beautiful surroundings.
Plans are under way in Japan for the construction of a record-breaking four-tower continuous cable-stayed bridge spanning two busy navigational channels in the Port of Kobe, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin
Custom-made form travellers, towerless suspension systems, slides and incremental launches from tunnels are among the many construction methods used in bridge projects across Central Europe, reports Eve Boykova
The design and construction methodology of a historical bridge set in stunning Mexican countryside have deeply inspired the emblematic new structure recently completed alongside. Miguel Ortega Cornejo, Pedro Atanasio Utrilla, Jokin Ugarte González and Kevin Rincón Crespo explain how
A historical bridge in south-west England has reopened following the installation of intelligent monitoring that makes extensive use of machine learning. Could the same technology offer a cost-effective way of managing ‘healthy’ bridges while prolonging operational life? José Sánchez de Muniáin investigates
Three years on since a network arch railway bridge in Germany became the first to use carbon cables, a second, longer rail crossing is now nearing completion that uses the same technology, writes Jose Maria Sanchez de Muniain
Keeping the trains running during construction is the primary goal for a replacement moveable bridge project under way on one of the USA’s busiest rail routes, reports Jose María Sánchez de Muniáin
Can robots and laser welding accurately build steel bridge elements quicker, at lower cost and with fewer carbon emissions than via traditional methods? Eve Boykova travels to Norway to find out
India’s longest sea link will close the geographical and economic gap between the country’s financial and commercial hub and a rapidly growing satellite city across the Bay of Mumbai, write Hohsing Lee and Sunil A Wandhekar
A slender double-piston-stayed bridge recently opened in Belgium features an ingenious opening mechanism that plays hide-and-seek with the bridge deck, writes Bart Bols
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
The highly slender deck and piers of a bridge being constructed in Saxony via the incremental launching method call for a deeply methodical approach coupled with special guiding equipment, writes Marek Foglar
Now entering a review phase in Hamburg, one of the earliest adopters of digital twins shares some of the learning points of a journey that began before the term had become mainstream, writes Jose Sanchez
