Added trusses to widen Mississippi river
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The engineering design of the two trusses constructed, to support the exiting trusses on the Huey P. Long Bridge on the Mississippi river, are discussed. The purpose was to increase the highway capacity of the bridge.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2005
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Sensor array to monitor bridge piers for long-term tilt
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A focus on research being conducted by University of Missouri for using sensor enabled array system for preventing piers in long-term bridges is discussed.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2007
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Bridges: tubular piers withstand blasts
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The details pertaining to the testing of a new type of a blast resistant bridge pier, in Mississippi, are discussed.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2006
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