About a mile north of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, crews have been busy constructing another major landmark for the greater St. Louis area.At two-thirds the height of the Arch,...
Distribution of stressWho are the better drivers, men or women? It’s a contentious issue that will probably continue to be debated by our great-great-grandchildren while they ...
Worsening traffic congestion and public impatience with delays have made accelerated bridge construction (ABC) a necessity.Particularly in urban environments, closing traffic ...
Tunnelers in California worked carefully forward until, on Nov. 29, 2011, the crews from Oakland on the west end and Orinda on the east broke through to form a continuous open...
Early detection of corrosion of steel reinforcement in a concrete structure can help ensure long-term structural integrity.Currently, it is very challenging to identify reinforcing...
Lake Washington can be one moody and turbulent boss, but it did not really matter. The bridge engineers at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) were going...
When you get down to it, roadside safety is about minimizing negative impacts––in some cases, quite literally.It is about reducing the probability for harm by introducing positive...
An old, but still needed, receipt is a great find.It is for me, because these days I need a navigation unit just to get to my shoes. It’s like these items go away for Navy Seal...
Most contractors with whom I work understand that liquidated-damage clauses in construction contracts are a part of the business and that such clauses are enforceable unless they...