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Scour Explained – The Leading Cause of Bridge Failure

December 13, 2025
by Nick Rodda
9 min read

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.

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A Dilemma of Priorities – The Fate of the Fairfax Bridge

November 11, 2025
by Nick Rodda
7 min read

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...

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The Mystery of Load Rating

September 21, 2024
by Nick Rodda
13 min read

What the heck does this sign even mean? What is a load rating, why we do them and why it should matter to you?

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The ‘Impact’ of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

April 22, 2024
by Nick Rodda
9 min read
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Did you know? Under maritime law, an allision occurs when a vessel strikes a stationary object, whereas a collision occurs when a vessel strikes a moving object.

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You could learn a lot from a dummy – stop hitting our bridges!

February 5, 2022
by Nick Rodda
12 min read

Did you know that Texas spends about $6.7 million annually repairing damage as a result of overheight hits on bridges, while the Commonwealth of Virginia spends about $2 million?

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