The bridge design is the culmination of years of testing and simulations. "We have solved the problem of survivability, we can keep a bridge usable after a strong earthquake," Saiid Saiidi, civil ...

FIGG Bridge Engineers was the original engineer-of-record for the project, but TxDOT removed the firm from the project following the 2018 collapse of a FIGG-designed pedestrian bridge in Florida.

The use of “severely notched” end connections in the design of timber bridge girders that failed, sending a pair of partly completed pedestrian bridges crashing to the ground—and killing one ...

Author's 7-point plan to rebuild westbound span of the Washington Bridge would speed up the project and reduce its cost.

The new Harbor Bridge isn't the only bridge under construction in Texas with design problems. A bridge in Harris County had a similar design, with similar concerns, and the same original engineer.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in China is poised to make history as the world’s tallest bridge, having recently passed a crucial load-bearing test. This monumental engineering feat, set to open in ...

Using just dry pasta and epoxy, the students must design and construct stable bridges that will be put to the test as weight is added kilo by kilo until they fall. The teams whose bridge prove ...

RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2023 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic about which professionals in the railway industry have asked to ...

Engineering firm behind collapsed Miami bridge helped design Maine bridges FIGG Bridge Engineers worked on major bridge projects in Maine, including the Penobscot Narrows and Sarah Mildred Long ...

Ahmedabad’s CEPT University says BUILDSPAN 2025 will celebrate Engineers’ Day by nurturing creativity, collaboration, and ...

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The bridge featured a truss design, despite the cosmetic appearance of a central tower and cables typical of a suspension bridge.