Unlike the risk posed by earthquakes, risk to bridges from scour is a universal danger – any bridge over a waterway could be subjected to scour at any time.
Category - How Bridges Work
Bridge engineering explained without the textbook.
We need to rethink transportation and reassess its value to our society. Before we start building new stuff or trying to save the fish through transportation, we need to fix what we have. We have billions of dollars of high value...
Demolition may look messy and disorganized, but it isn't all carnage and chaos. Find out what happens to a bridge at the end of its life.
With bridges, the civil engineer is king. But what does a bridge architect do?
As a bridge engineer, I've never experienced working with an architect. And I asked myself, what do architects do?
What the heck does this sign even mean? What is a load rating, why we do them and why it should matter to you?
Ever taken a ride on the monorail at Walt Disney World? You can thank Concrete Technology in Tacoma. This is how prestressed concrete girders are made!
How do engineers think? Can the engineering profession learn anything from other professions?
Whether you're a doctor, lawyer, plumber or a bridge engineer, every profession has to deal with a project scope in some way.
Which bridge design holds the most weight? Which bridge design is best? In this edition of TheBridgeGuy we answer your questions.