Medicine Buffalo

Damage to Engineered Bridges from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

Keywords: Hurricane Katrina. Wind loads. Bridges. Storm surges. Debris. Damage detection. Remote sensing. Structural performance. Reconnaissance reports. Abstract: The MCEER special report series ...
Medicine Buffalo

Extreme Load Combinations: A Survey of State Bridge Engineers

Keywords: Multi-hazard load and resistance factor design (MH-LRFD) framework. Bridges. Surveys. Highway infrastructure. Cascading events. Design limit state equations ...
The Verge

Engineers are building bridges with recycled wind turbine blades

On a former train track bed connecting the towns of Midleton and Youghal in County Cork, Ireland, workers recently excavated the rusted remains of an old railway ...
WCBD

High Wind Bridge Safety: What to know before you hit the road

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – As Tropical Storm Isaias makes its way through the Lowcountry, many are wondering when – or if – Lowcountry bridges will close to traffic. The Charleston County Emergency ...
WCBD

BRIDGES: Officials say “drive at your own risk” if wind advisement issued

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- With strong winds expected to impact the Charleston area as early as tomorrow, many question when – or if – area bridges will shut down. Mayor Tecklenburg says that bridges ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Load Rating of Segmental Bridges

B.2 Load Rating Based upon Allowable Principal Tensile Stress at Service Limit State B.3 Load Rating for Shear and Torsion at Strength Limit State Appendix C–Load Rating Examples The description of ...