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Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
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New Minn. Bridge Plans Arise as Bad Plates Fingered in Collapse New construction on St. Anthony Falls Bridge will make it one of the safest in the country.   |
Popular Mechanics
September 30, 2008
Erik Sofge |
5 Engineering Lessons From the New, Reopened Minnesota Bridge The St. Anthony Falls Bridge reopened months ahead of schedule. Read why the new bridge should set an example for urban planners everywhere. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Re-engineering the Bay Bridge: Built Quake Tough Engineers knew that returning the bridge to its pre-earthquake state wouldn't be enough. They needed to come up with a solution that could withstand some of the worst that California's fault zones are capable of dishing out. |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2007
Alex Hutchinson |
Post-Minneapolis, Engineers Go Gonzo to Bombproof U.S. Bridges Paintball, Nanotechnology and Molecular Band-Aids may sound like a science fair, but these are the gizmos that could prevent terrorists from knocking out your city. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Prachi Patel |
Despite Stimulus Money, Most U.S. Bridges Might Stay Dumb Sensors are starting to prove themselves in the biggest, most complex bridges, but the technology isn't ready for the hundreds of thousands of smaller ones |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Dubai's Mile-Long Super Bridge Set for March Construction Leave it to Dubai to build a bridge way harder, faster and stronger. |
Popular Mechanics
October 29, 2009
Jeff Wise |
Engineers Cite Vibrations, Wind in Bay Bridge Failure Engineers working on San Francisco's ill-starred Bay Bridge have fingered a culprit in the repair job that went awry Tuesday evening |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Cabanatuan & Berton |
Bay Bridge Closed After Repair Falls Apart Three pieces of an emergency repair to the Bay Bridge's cantilever section made over Labor Day weekend snapped and crashed onto the upper deck of the span late Tuesday afternoon. |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
New Earthquake-Proof Alloy Allows Bridges to Bend but Not Break (With Video!) In a recent test simulating the intensity of a magnitude 8 quake, a 100-ft-long model bridge built with the new earthquake-proof material suffered a little surface damage but remained structurally intact. |
Wired
January 2005
David Goldenberg |
Spanning the Globe Over the next century, engineers hope to connect five continents with bridges (sorry, Australia and Antarctica). Plans are under way to link Alaska and Russia, Spain and Morocco, India and Sri Lanka. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Erik Sofge |
Rebuilding America Special Report: How to Fix U.S. Infrastructure American infrastructure is in trouble, from collapsed bridges to leaking dams. Here are some fresh ideas, smart engineering and new technology that can be used to fix it. |
Popular Mechanics
January 11, 2008 |
Four Engineering Breakthroughs Changing the Skyscraper Race Super-strong, next-generation steel... Nanotech-enhanced concrete... Thick cores for disaster... Building in a smart way out... |
Popular Mechanics
November 3, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
The World's 18 Strangest Bridges: Gallery Unique innovations are found all over the world in local bridge designs. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2, 2007
Stephen Flynn |
Minn. Bridge Collapse Reveals Brittle America: Expert Op-Ed Yesterday's tragedy makes it clear that the U.S. has been squandering its infrastructure legacy by turning a reckless blind eye to critical upgrades. |
Real Travel Adventures
August 2007
Carol White |
Redding's Not-So-Hidden Jewel The Sundial pedestrian bridge connects the two sections of Turtle Bay Exploration Park with grace and splendor. |
Salon.com
February 9, 2001
Mary Roach |
Don't jump! Exactly what happens when a person leaps off the Golden Gate Bridge? Reading this article is the safest way to find out. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Margaret Rhodes |
World Engineers' Convention Here, a look at three structures that bridge the gap between sleek and sustainable. |
