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Called "The Fountain Bridge," the arches are inspired by streams of water the lead developer saw in a Barcelona fountain.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Henry Petroski, a professor of civil engineering at Duke University and a leading authority on engineering failures, said even seemingly minor changes in a bridge's design can lead to failures.