Fracture-Critical System Analysis for Steel Bridges
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 883: Fracture-Critical System Analysis for Steel Bridges presents a proposed specification for the analysis and identification of fracture-critical members and system-redundant members. The report describes the analysis methodology and provides application examples. The analysis methodology is based on comprehensive 3-D finite element analyses (FEA) and case studies to evaluate the redundancy of new and existing steel br...
Winners Announced in National Faces of Transportation Competition
Make-A-Wish kid Samuel and Caltrans Equipment Shop staff explore transportation possibilities the week before Samuel hit the road to have his wish of seeing a real spaceship become a reality at the Kennedy Space Center. Photograph by Caltrans Senior Photographer Scott Lorenzo WASHINGTON – Two captivating photographs and three compelling videos won prizes in the 13th annual Faces of Transportation competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Trans...
Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment Will Adversely Affect India’s Commitment to Paris Agreement, says GlobalData
India’s Ministry of Commerce, through the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), has imposed a safeguard duty (SGD) on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia for the next two years. However, the imposition of SGD will impact the solar tariffs and in turn will have far reaching consequences on India’s commitment to the Paris Agreement or the National Solar Mission, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData. In 2015, India committed to the Paris Agreement where...
Utility Engineering & Surveying Expert Scott Throm Joins Cardno's Denver Office
Lone Tree, CO - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Scott Throm, PLS, RLS, CFedS, has joined the firm as Branch Manager of the company’s Lone Tree, CO, USA office. Scott has more than 19 years of experience as a project surveyor and manager for large engineering firms, including as survey manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation. He has managed surveying, mapping, and utility projects for a number of sectors, including land development, transportation, utility, and civ...
New DuraFin Finned Tubes Manufactured and Tooled Entirely in US
MINERVA, Ohio - Energy Transfer, a leading fin tube manufacturer in the United States, today announced the debut of DuraFin® tubing, a branded finned tube product made entirely in the U.S. that brings a highly differentiated standard of quality to the industry. The new branded product will be less adversely affected by tariffs as the nation eyes potential trade disputes around the globe. “We have introduced a product line to an industry that frankly suffers from a lack of quality standards,”...
Georgia's New Inland Terminal Open for Business
Gov. Nathan Deal, center, cuts a ribbon during the Grand Opening of the Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Improved rail access to the area has led to increased interest from manufacturers and logistics services. The inland terminal will be operated by the Georgia Ports Authority and served by CSX. CHATSWORTH, Ga. - Gov. Nathan Deal, state officials and more than 350 business and civic leaders were on hand today to officially open the Appalachian R...
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Receives $699 Million EPA Loan for Wastewater Upgrades
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $699 million low-interest loan to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to help finance its innovative Southeast Treatment Plant Biosolids Digester Facilities Project. Under the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), a program offering as much as $5.5 billion in loans, SFPUC received the largest amount issued to date to fund approximately half of the $1.2 billion biosoli...
Siemens Helps Bring Comfort and Efficiency to Louisiana Hospital
Facility improvement measures to help hospital reduce energy consumption by 27%, save approximately $200,000 per year in natural resource and operational costs. Project energy savings equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions by almost 950 metric tons annually Infrastructure improvements being made to LaSalle General Hospital in East Central Louisiana are part of a $2 million energy savings performance contract with Siemens. The energy efficiency measures will help the almost 48-year-ol...
Jill Connell Joins Stantec’s Growing Mechanical Team
Seattle, Wash., NYSE, TSX:STN: Jill Connell has joined global architecture, engineering, consulting, and construction firm Stantec as a senior health care project manager, joining the mechanical practice in the Seattle office. She comes to Stantec from Mazzetti + GBA where she was a senior mechanical project manager specializing in health care and critical environment system infrastructure. A mechanical engineer for more than 30 years, Jill has an established background in project management,...
ComEd Selects TerraGo and Deploys Mobile Applications for Smart Streetlight Inventory and Installation
TerraGo®, an award-winning provider of field-proven smart utility applications, announced today that it has been selected and awarded a contract by Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), for mobile applications that will help automate the inventory, installation and commissioning of approximately 140,000 smart streetlights. ComEd’s innovative smart LED streetlights program will improve the reliability of public lighting infrastructure and cre...
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