Bridge collapse prompts investigations, raises questions
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The bridge collapse at Minneapolis Interstate 35W in the U.S. raised questions about the country's ability to maintain and improve aging infrastructures, and the tragedy, coincidentally, happened on the same day the legislation on National Infrastructure Bank was introduced in Congress. Initiatives on bridge inspection and repair that came after the incident are discussed.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2007
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High-performance hybrid
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Research demonstrates that high-performance steel usage as construction material in steel bridge construction results in lighter, less complicated, and more economical steel designs. Data further show that hybrid griders incorporating high-performance and conventional steels reduce labor, material, and maintenance costs.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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Competitive edge
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This article discusses an innovative way of constructing bridges using the simplified economical bridge design. In the new design, high-peformance 70W weathering steel is used with a cross-frame configuration architecture at a cost savings of at least 10 percent.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2001
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