The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval bridge built in 1345 over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy and is this weeks selection.
This weeks picture is of the Magdeburg Water Bridge, a navigable aqueduct in Germany.
This is a start of a new series. I will be posting a new bridge picture every week. Hopefully you will find these to be inspirational and make you pause and think "How did they do that?".
NanPu Bridge in Shanghai
Follow this link below to view a large resolution picture:
http://www.haibei.net/myhome/images/misc/sh-006.jpg
(All credits to original photographers)
LEAP Bridge v8i (SELECTseries 1) v9.0.2 is a maintenance release which incorporates some fixes to its component programs. Please review the corrections listed under each component program for further details:
Superstructure Module: CONSPAN v 9.0.2
This maintenance release of CONSPAN includes fixes for the following issues:
1. For deck bulb-tees, (deck thickness zero and placed adjacent to…
Stop by the Bentley Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) booth at the following upcoming conferences. We would love to talk to you and learn how our products can help you in your projects. The Bentley BrIM portfolio addresses the complete life-cycle of layout, design, build and maintenance of bridge infrastructure with products such as LEAP Bridge (CONSPAN, CONBOX, RC-PIER, GEOMATH), RM Bridge, GEOPAK Bridge, InRoads B…
Tacoma Narrows: For many of us, the name conjures up the suspension bridge swaying in the wind and ultimately collapsing. Click here to watch an incredible video on YouTube. This bridge collapse in the 1940's highlighted the importance of bridge aerodynamics and their consideration in the design. With numerous suspension bridges built, many to record setting spans, how have engineers dealt with this problem, and how…
In all LEAP Software products, click on the LEAP Updates button on the status bar at the bottom of the application window to be view information about new releases, critical defects and issues. When the light icon on this button appears to be flashing, it signals some new content has been updated. Simply click on this and you will automatically be taken to a webpage showing you relevant information about all LEAP Products…
Use of Bentley's MicroStation, GEOPAK, and LEAP CONSPAN lead to efficient collaboration, design, and analysis of project elements of this historic structure
Read the full article from Rebuilding Americas Infrastructure
Release 9.0.0 of the LEAP Bridge Suite is scheduled to be released June 25, 2009. Several outstanding features are included in this release. Here is a brief list of some of the new features for this version :
LEAP Bridge v 9.0.0 incorporates the following enhancements:
• The ABC Wizard now allows you to model abutments including stemwall or pilecap type abutments. 3D models and 2D dimensioned drawings…
Spliced girders are a viable alternative for longer spans because of their low initial costs, improved safety considerations, and reduced maintenance costs. Girders are fabricated and transported in sections to the job site where there are joined together, resulting in a continuous span structure with an extended useful life.
LEAP CONSPLICE focuses on the challenges associated with modeling the behavior of spliced…
February 17, 2009 3:19 PM
Source: abcnews.com and the Associated Press
State Infrastructure:
Ala. $603,871,807
Alaska 240,495,117
Ariz. 648,928,995
Ark. 405,531,459
Calif. 3,917,656,769
Colo. 538,669,174
Conn. 487,480,166
Del. 158,666,838
D.C. 267,617,455
Fla. 1,794,913,566
Ga. 1,141,255…
Business Week writes "As the financial crisis deepens, science and math grads who once flocked to investment banking are now considering jobs in engineering"
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081113_488542.htm
Money Magazine in a 2007 survey listed Civil Engineering as one of the most lucrative degrees for 2007 grads.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/08/pf/college/lucrative_degrees_winter07…
For all classes of road or highway systems, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges have a significantly lower rate of structural deficiency than steel bridges, according to a new PCA analysis.
"Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S." reports that 72,749 of the U.S. bridges studied were structurally deficient. More than half of the deficient bridges were constructed with structural steel…
Total Number of Bridges by State:
1. Texas: 48492
2. Ohio: 27901
3. Illinois: 25661
4. Kansas: 25620
5. Iowa: 24992
6. Missouri: 23787
7. California: 23764
Now wouldn't you say thats a tad surprising. Wonder if Kansas counts their culverts as Bridges(?), or if these statistics are really true? See the source here.
Updated: Jan.09.2009:
Here is the official…
"President-elect Barrack Obama is pledging to put millions of Americans to work by building and repairing the nation's highways and bridges and a new survey of state "ready-to-go" transportation projects is the road map he needs to make it happen," said John Horsley, Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
The District of Columbia…
What an amazing conference! Three days of intense Bentley (BrIM) colleague and user presentations and hands-on workshops. Getting to know clients, their projects, understanding their needs and pain points, first hand honest and invaluable feedback on the software...it got me recharged! Meeting different folks from the Bentley organization in person was the other highlight, the integration experts, the platform group, civil…
A very nice tool from MSNBC, first created following the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse back in August 2007.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21840954/
All of the data comes from the 2006 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database, which is updated frequently, so some of the data may not be very accurate.
It would be re-assuring to know that many DOT's use a far more sophisticated tool from Bentley, an intelligent…