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Rockingham Bridges – Longest Splice Girder Bridges in New England

March 28, 2020
by Nick Rodda
3 min read
4 Comments

As a follow up to my “Spanning Further with Splice Girders” article from January 2020, I’m highlighting the Rockingham Bridge Project, which I designed.

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Floating fiber-reinforced polymer bridge

March 24, 2020
by Nick Rodda
2 min read
8 Comments

FRP brings new life to a storied and beloved bridge in Vermont.

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The Trouble with Steel

March 14, 2020
by Nick Rodda
8 min read

There may be no cure for fatigue in steel, but we have learned to cope with the symptoms.

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Tips for preserving timber bridges

March 9, 2020
by Nick Rodda
10 min read
7 Comments

Consigned to secondary routes, many timber bridges are among the older of our bridge assets. How can we preserve and prolong the life of these bridges?

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Small details have big consequences

February 29, 2020
by Nick Rodda
8 min read
3 Comments

There is more to most design problems than just answering the question: is it strong enough?

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With open grid decking – riveted is the way to go

February 23, 2020
by Nick Rodda
10 min read
4 Comments

Nothing in this world strikes more fear in the hearts of both engineers and the traveling public like open grid decking on bridges.

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Bridge Maintenance – Now More Than Ever…

February 15, 2020
by Nick Rodda
7 min read
32 Comments

Maintenance can be summed up in one basic statement – an activity or action intended to retain or restore something in a state where it can perform its required function.

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InQuik Bridging Systems – the Future of Bridge Engineering?

February 8, 2020
by Nick Rodda
6 min read
2 Comments

Developed as a way to build bridges in remote areas of Africa, the InQuik system is an innovative semi-modular method to construct bridges up to 18 meters long.

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Bergsøysundbrua Tour – 8th Longest Floating bridge

February 1, 2020
by Nick Rodda
8 min read
63 Comments

The Bergsøysund Bridge is located about 3 hours drive southwest of Trondheim along the E39 highway, near Kristiansund, on the Norwegian coast. The bridge connects the islands of Bergsøya and Aspøya by spanning the...

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Bridging the Emerald Isles – With a Floating Bridge?

January 25, 2020
by Nick Rodda
7 min read
1 Comment

The idea of a Celtic Crossing, that is a bridge connecting the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, is about as old as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland itself.  And like any major infrastructural...

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