Would you like to improve the effectiveness of your young structural engineers? This column will explore some ideas and ways you might be able to accomplish this. One of the major challenges facing companies is how to teach their younger engineers while also…
Driving Through the Pouring Rain: How to Plan, Prepare and Adapt America’s Transportation Networks for Climate Change
By Lisa Dickson, PG, and Indrani Ghosh, PhD On Sept. 24, 2014, President Obama told a landmark global-warming summit that the United States stands ready…
Autodesk Excellence in Infrastructure 2014 Awards Spotlight the World’s Best Civil Infrastructure Projects
The crisis facing the world’s transportation, energy and water/wastewater infrastructure has been thoroughly documented, most recently in the USA-focused Making…
Reinforced Wall Withstands Significant Tidal Fluctuations
In the spring of 2012, a massive construction project to transform Rhyl’s riverfront area broke ground, with the goal of increasing tourism and boosting the local economy. Another key goal of the project was to provide a safer, more scenic route for pedestrians…
Caltrans Adds Intelligence with the I-80 Integrated Mobility (ICM) Project
The Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM) project will bring innovative congestion relief and safety improvements to the I-80 corridor from the Carquinez Bridge to the Bay Bridge. The project is expected to reduce the impacts of both commute and…
Autodesk Acquires David Benjamin’s Architecture and Design Studio to Create a new Autodesk Studio
Autodesk continues to expand the boundaries of design tool capabilities with close collaboration with designers that are pushing the use of computer hardware, software and materials exploration. Continuing along this path, the company announced the acquisition…
As Intelligent Cars Take Off, Regulation Looms
The past four years have brought innovation beyond anything we could have ever imagined, and nowhere have we seen this change more than in our cars. The development of intelligent vehicle technologies is bringing wireless connectivity and the Internet on the…
Louisville Parklands Project Gains Advantages from Wall System Specification
Creating a 21-mile long park system that encompasses more than 3,800 acres is no small task. But that’s just what 21st Century Parks set out to do in 2010. The Parklands is an extensive new park system in the Louisville, KY area that will include four major…
HR Wallingford Nears Completion on State-of-the-Art Marine Test Facility
Work to create one of the world’s largest maritime test facilities has entered its final stage following the completion of a £3 million development at HR Wallingford’s site in Oxfordshire, UK. Keys to the new 1,600 m2 building were presented to HR Wallingford…
Mobile Apps Increase the Productivity of Infrastructure Professionals Working in the Field
When working in the field, it is important that personnel are able to view and analyze the most current infrastructure data. Bentley’s mobile Apps bring that information to field crews’ fingertips, whether they leverage that data in construction, maintenance,…
