Features

16 Aug 23

Hidden in plain sight

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

16 Aug 23

Weathered in Australasia

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

16 Aug 23

Winning by a nose

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

16 Aug 23

Journey of discovery

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

21 Jun 23

Next-level construction

That the complex preparation work presently under way for a new suspension bridge in Norway’s Vestland county has to be carried out to BIM Level 3 is just one of many challenges facing the contractor, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin

25 May 23

Mega in China

There are several long-span bridges currently under construction in China that have been designed by Dissing+Weitling. Poul Ove Jensen and Jesper Henriksen talk to Jose Sanchez about suddenly finding themselves in the design ‘hotspot’.

25 May 23

Arising in Africa

Msikaba Bridge is taking shape amidst the untamed scenery of the resource-rich Wild Coast promising to bring improved access and economic growth to its stretch of deep gorges, rugged coastline, numerous waterfalls, secluded beaches and remote communities, finds out Eve Boykova 

25 May 23

Forward charge

In declaring its ambition to become the world’s most sustainable bridge, Øresund is challenging bridge operators and owners around the world to start the journey towards sustainability and decarbornisation, writes Eve Boykova

25 May 23

Constant-stress arches - Q&A with Wanda Lewis

After 30 years studying the shape of tension fabric structures and observing principles of constant stress expressed in natural objects, Professor Wanda Lewis decided to apply the concept to bridge structures. She believes that the outcome – a method for designing arch bridges with a constant stress – could bring a number of benefits. Lewis talks to Jose Sanchez de Muniain.

22 Feb 23

Composites attract

A remarkable bridge prototype that aims to eliminate high-risk pedestrian ground-level rail crossings has taken solid shape in a remote rural setting - and further iterations are likely to begin appearing throughout the UK within the next year. José María Sánchez de Muniáin reports from site
21 Feb 23

Smooth first pour

The ninth longest suspension bridge in the USA is being rehabilitated using the largest deployment of UHPC anywhere in the Americas. Khalifa Bokhammas reports on progress so far

21 Feb 23

Arch mastery

The restoration of a 150-year-old historical masonry arch bridge that unexpectedly collapsed in Spain nearly five years ago has been successfully completed using a combination of almost-forgotten construction techniques and modern equipment. Javier León writes
21 Feb 23

Ready to take flight

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
05 Dec 22

Shaken, not stirred

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
21 Nov 22

Settling in Toronto

Elegance and efficiency were design goals for a family of bridges being built to help revitalise part of the waterfront area of Canada’s most populous city, write Michael Stein and Matthias Peltz

21 Nov 22

Picture perfect

Spanning across aquamarine waters fed from glaciers is an impossibly slender bridge newly opened in Canada’s first national park, write Gerald A Epp and Leon Treder
21 Nov 22

Ready to roll

A one-of-a-kind moving bridge has been completed in East London. Khalifa Bokhammas reports from site
21 Oct 22

Arch Mastery

Bill Harvey of Bill Harvey Associates passed away on 15 October, 2022. In memory of the much-loved bridge engineer, Bd&e is republishing the profile written by editor Jose Maria Sanchez de Muniain for Bd&e issue 105. The interview took place in September 2021 at a time when Bill was receiving chemotherapy. The founder of engineering consultancy Bill Harvey Associates, former professor Bill Harvey is famed for many things, including being the bridge consultant of last resort[..]
05 Aug 22

Danube swing

Construction of the 1,120m-long main span of a new suspension bridge over the River Danube in Romania has included an unusual lifting method named after a fictional character raised in the jungle, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin.

05 Aug 22

Spatial awareness

A spatial arch was deemed the best solution to seamlessly integrate a new landmark bridge into the park landscape and road network of a new urban development in China’s Sichuan Province

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