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| Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Bridges |
| ISBN | : |
This report evaluates the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) current methodology for determining bridge needs, compares it with a level-of-service approach, and evaluates which method provides the more useful information for assessing the nation's bridge needs. The report also discusses DOT's reauthorization proposal to use a new methodology for identifying deficient bridges eligible for federal funding.
| Author | : Kimberly J. Brown (Journalist) |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2018-07-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1640120696 |
"A bridge shouldn't just fall down," Senator Amy Klobuchar said after the August 1, 2007, collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W eight-lane steel truss bridge, which killed 13 motorists, injured 145, and left a collective wound on the city's psyche and infrastructure. On her way to a soccer game with a fellow teammate, Kimberly J. Brown experienced the collapse firsthand, falling 114 feet in her teammate's car to the Mississippi River. Although terrified, injured, and in shock, she survived. In this sobering memoir and exposé, Brown recounts her harrowing experience. In the aftermath of the disaster, Brown became both an advocate for survivors and an unofficial whistle-blower about decaying infrastructure. She details her investigation and correspondence with Thornton Tomasetti engineers, including the false official account of the collapse and the eventual revelation of its real causes. In addition, she chronicles the ongoing decay of America's bridges and the continuing challenges faced by leaders to address infrastructure problems across the country. After nearly a decade of research into the collapse and her active and ongoing recovery from psychic and physical injuries, Brown shares her experience and answers the questions we should all be asking: Why did this bridge collapse? And what could have been done to prevent this tragedy?
| Author | : John B. Kosmatka |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Composite materials |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Bridges |
| ISBN | : |
This research report discusses the planning necessary for the proper development, acquisition, installation, and maintenance of an effective health monitoring network for transportation infrastructure systems. A comprehensive literature search was conducted, and the materials were compiled into a database, reviewed, and synthesized. Data elements vital for maintaining safe and functional transportation infrastructures were identified and discussed for bridge structures, pavements, and geotechnical structures. Moreover, the steps necessary for planning an instrumentation system for a particular structure are presented. Sample design plans for the transportation infrastructure systems that are typically constructed in Wisconsin were obtained from WisDOT, and suggested instrumentation plans were developed for these transportation systems. One of the objectives of the research project is to identify urban freeway construction projects that could efficiently serve as hosts for an infrastructure health monitoring (IHM) instrumentation testbed. Major current and near-future construction projects in Wisconsin were identified and critically evaluated to identify a candidate project to host the IHM testbed. Among the candidates, the Zoo Interchange reconstruction project is recommended for hosting the infrastructure health monitoring testbed. Cost estimates based on current market prices are provided for the instrumentation plans developed for IHM of bridge structures, pavements, and geotechnical structures. To provide an example of using IHM data in applications, archived data from the Marquette Interchange instrumentation project was used to develop vehicle wander patterns and load spectra data, both in the form needed to conduct a mechanistic appraisal of the pavement structure using the DARWin ME software. The research team designed and conducted an IHM survey of state highway agencies in the U.S. and Canada. The survey showed that 46 percent of state DOTs have implemented health monitoring applications for transportation infrastructure. The survey also identified the impediments facing state DOTs in implementing IHM systems.
| Author | : Nemkumar Banthia |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 1210 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 3031533895 |
| Author | : Marty Gitlin |
| Publisher | : Mitchell Lane |
| Total Pages | : 81 |
| Release | : 2019-07-04 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1545745595 |
They hover over rivers and lakes and valleys and railroad tracks and even parts of oceans. They can be beautiful and they can be ugly. But most of all, they need to be safe. They are the bridges of the United States. And more than 50,000 of them are in poor condition. Read all about American bridges in need of repair in this book. Learn about the ones that have collapsed and the ones that remain open despite remaining in bad shape. The interesting stories here gives readers a tour of bridges both famous and obscure around the United States.
| Author | : Susan A. Fleming |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 66 |
| Release | : 1999-05 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9780788179631 |
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 required states to develop and implement 6 systems for managing highway pavement, bridges, highway safety, traffic congestion, public transportation facilities and equipment, and intermodal transportation facilities and systems. In 1995, the National Highway System Designation Act made the systems optional. This report identifies: the status of the states' development and implementation of the transportation management systems; how the states expect to use the systems; and the factors that have facilitated or hindered the development and implementation of the systems.
| Author | : Víctor Yepes |
| Publisher | : MDPI |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2021-06-11 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3036509143 |
The recently established Sustainable Development Goals call for a paradigm shift in the way that buildings and infrastructures are conceived. The construction industry is a major source of environmental impacts, given its great material consumption and energy demands. It is also a major contributor to the economic growth of regions, through the provision of useful infrastructure and generation of employment, among other factors. Conventional approaches underlying current building design practices fall short of covering the relevant environmental and social implications derived from inappropriate design, construction, and planning. The development of adequate sustainable design strategies is therefore becoming extremely relevant regarding the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda Goals for Sustainable Development. This book comprises 11 chapters that highlight the actual research trends in the construction sector, aiming to increase the knowledge on sustainable design practices by highlighting the actual practices that explore efficient ways to reduce the environmental consequences related to the construction industry, while promoting social wellbeing and economic development. The chapters collect papers included in the Special Issue “Trends in Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure” of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
| Author | : Dan M. Frangopol |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 2019-12-18 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 135118279X |
Our knowledge to model, design, analyse, maintain, manage and predict the life-cycle performance of infrastructure systems is continually growing. However, the complexity of these systems continues to increase and an integrated approach is necessary to understand the effect of technological, environmental, economic, social, and political interactions on the life-cycle performance of engineering infrastructure. In order to accomplish this, methods have to be developed to systematically analyse structure and infrastructure systems, and models have to be formulated for evaluating and comparing the risks and benefits associated with various alternatives. Civil engineers must maximize the life-cycle benefits of these systems to serve the needs of our society by selecting the best balance of the safety, economy, resilience and sustainability requirements despite imperfect information and knowledge. Within the context of this book, the necessary concepts are introduced and illustrated with applications to civil and marine structures. This book is intended for an audience of researchers and practitioners world‐wide with a background in civil and marine engineering, as well as people working in infrastructure maintenance, management, cost and optimization analysis. The chapters originally published as articles in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.
| Author | : E Marsh |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2000-12-21 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0080529607 |
Infrastructure is currently one of the most significant markets for composite materials and is expected to become even more significant to the composites industry as the sector increases its acceptance of fibre and carbon reinforced plastics.This new report, from the publisher of Reinforced Plastics magazine, examines the main infrastructure market sectors per region, providing market forecasts for all significant applications worldwide.For a PDF version of the report please call Tina Enright on +44 (0) 1865 843008 for price details.
