Aging infrastructure as a global problem was clearly on display when a bridge span partially collapsed into the Elbe River in Dresden, Germany on Sept. 11. The sudden late-night failure caused no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A huge shipping vessel that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore has left numerous people missing and could cause significant ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Everything went wrong in the exact worst way. For decades, countless ships sailed under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Each one tacitly presented a threat, ...

The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last Tuesday is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from occurring in ...

In the wake of the spectacular, tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Congress is moving with all deliberate speed to appropriate funds ($250 million is the number that has been ...

Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...

Bridge inspections are time-consuming, inefficient and often subjective processes that rely heavily on human judgment, leading to overlooked or underestimated structural problems or damage. A new ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s still unclear when the public will see the so-called forensic analysis of the westbound Washington Bridge one year after its abrupt closure, even as companies sued ...

Cable‐stayed bridges have emerged as emblematic feats of modern civil engineering, renowned for their aesthetic appeal and structural ingenuity. However, their dynamic behaviour under variable loads – ...