Which bridge design holds the most weight? Which bridge design is best? In this edition of TheBridgeGuy we answer your questions.
Category - How Bridges Work
Bridge engineering explained without the textbook.
It can be tempting to think that bridge engineers have the freedom to design whatever kind of bridge they want. Who hasn’t stopped and wondered – why did they put an arch bridge there, but put this ugly girder...
Although it was hailed as “the ultimate in suspension bridge design” on the day that it opened to traffic, its demise would become known as “the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history.” This is the story of...
Now that you’ve got your foot in the door, what does it take to turn that new bridge engineer job into a career?
If you or someone you know is going to be interviewing for a bridge engineer position, this post is dedicated to you.
If you have a budding bridge engineer in your life or are interested in the profession, read on.
In the United States this past weekend, we celebrated Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a national day of remembrance for those who gave their lives in the service of their country. There are many ways to memorialize an...
Do you think Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau and Guillaume Marchand used service life principles while designing Pont Neuf?
The king of the movable bridges - the vertical lift really does raise the roof on bridge design.
In this edition of The Bridge Guy we’ll be examining the swing bridge type, one of the three most common modern movable bridge types.