Remember the Erector Sets you played with as a kid? Retiree Frosty Wyrick took that pastime to a new level by building a scale model of the Mackinac Bridge which connects Michigan's Upper and Lower ...

A structural engineer for 40 years, Hirsch has designed several footbridges in San Francisco and San Jose. He was also on the advisory board that reviewed designs for the new eastern span of the Bay ...

After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test Thursday at the completion of MoDOT's Ninth Annual Bridge Building ...

As part of the 45th Capital Region E-Week Model Bridge & Catwalk Competition, middle and high school students were challenged to build a model truss-type or arch-type bridge out of balsa wood and ...

PORT ANGELES — Derek Johnson with the help of local engineers is trying to build a bridge spanning physics, practicality and fun. Three Port Angeles High School students, who are not yet selected, ...

Stoneham sophomore Steve DiMauro recently competed with the Malden Catholic High School Model Bridge Club in the 2012 Model Bridge Competition. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers and the ...

Keywords: earthquakes, bridges, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) factors, extreme hazard, multi-hazard, resilience Abstract: A bridge can fail for many reasons, including internal causes ...

New modeling by the University of Washington of the impacts of a major Cascadia earthquake offers a less dire picture of the aftermath of the so-called “Big One” — specifically when it comes to ...