Bridge bearings play a fundamental role in supporting bridge structures by allowing controlled movement between the superstructure and substructure. They absorb loads, accommodate thermal expansion, ...

Every day millions of people across America drive over bridges without any regard to their structural integrity or proposed lifetime. But according to a report by Transportation for America, in 10 ...

A Seattle bridge closed due to worsening cracks in March will stay closed through at least 2021, according to the Seattle Dept. of Transportation. The agency says a contractor will fix a bulging ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

** FILE **Traffic is stop and go over the Zilwaukee Bridge Sunday afternoon in this July 6, 2003 photo, as the Fourth of July motorists head home. The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 across the ...

Keywords: XY-friction pendulum (XY-FP) bearings. Seismic isolation. Truss-bridge models. Numerical analyses. Harmonic simulations. Earthquake simulations. Flat sliding (FS) bearings. Seismic ...

Due to the rail-bridge thermal interaction, the high additional axial force in continuously welded rails on continuous bridges may lead to rail buckling or breaking. However, there is little research ...

GRAND FORKS — One of Grand Forks’ busiest bridges is now closed for several months. The Columbia Road Overpass, between Altru and UND, is getting a major facelift. It appears drivers listened to the ...