Descended from two generations of noted engineers, Mark Ketchum went on to carve his own industry career as a structural engineer, bridge design innovator, seismic expert, researcher and co ...

Current vehicular travel restrictions to remain in place into 2025; new walkway opening delayed, bridge commission announces.

Design teams must develop an arrangement of connected structural members and bridge supports whose natural state is to remain solidly in that configuration, even when significant loads are applied to ...

The report describes the structure of the bridge — a “ K-frame” bridge with no back-up support which relied solely on its design for stability — as well as its materials: the Fern Hollow ...

The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) was founded in 1929, operates on a worldwide basis, and deals with all aspects of planning, design, construction ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- An earthquake engineer at the University at Buffalo has developed a new "multi-hazard" design for bridges that will make them more resistant to terrorist attacks and earthquakes. The ...

When an engineer is looking to design a bridge they have to follow certain criteria, and they have to take the city's climate into consideration too.

The bridge that provides access to Mount Rainier has been permanently closed since April due to structural concerns.

The Florida International University pedestrian overpass that collapsed while under construction was a modern variation of an old bridge design that experts say is vulnerable to failure if a ...

More than two months later, other structural concerns are emerging. But the bridge’s tie-down rods remain prominent, and questions about them remain unanswered. Why did the rods break?