Truss bridges have a long pedigree. The first ones were made of wood and erected in various European countries at least as early as the 16th century. Beginning in the late 1700s, many of them were ...
When the I-35W Bridge collapsed in Minneapolis during the evening rush hour on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 and injuring 145, the public learned what civil engineers have warned for decades: Bridges built ...
According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, there are 171.5 million crossings per day on over 45,000 structurally deficient U.S. bridges—a significant number of which have ...