New ASCE Publication Provides Overview of Design Connections for Composite Special Moment Frames
RESTON, Va. – ASCE’s newest publication, Composite Special Moment Frames: Wide Flange Beam to Concrete-Filled Steel Column Connections provides a state-of-the-art overview for designing connections for composite special moment frames (C-SMFs). This book focuses on beam-to-column moment connections for both continuous beam and continuous column connections, and C-SMFs with rectangular or circular concrete-filled tube (CFT) columns. Prepared by the Composite Construction Committee of the Metals...
Genova San Giorgio bridge: RINA at the helm of a great Italian engineering success
Constant planning and schedule adjustments, non-stop work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 80 technical specialists dedicated to Project Management, Works Supervision and Safety Coordination has resulted in the bridge being opened on time and on budget. The "Genoa model" is the result of total commitment and round-the-clock management and supervision. Genoa – The Genova San Giorgio bridge reopened just 15 months from the start of construction work. Managing a project of this size and comple...
Fire-proof building wrap sparks growth for Australian firm
The launch of a fire-proof and waterproof building wrap designed for high-rise buildings and homes in bushfire zones is set to drive growth for its South Australian manufacturer. Ametalin launched its CeaseFire barrier in June, which it says is the only product of its kind in the world that is waterproof and fireproof while still allowing vapour to pass through. The company, which is based in Adelaide, South Australia, already exports its insulation products to Japan and has also establis...
Murphy Administration announces $161 million in FY21 County Aid
Funds will help make infrastructure improvements on the local level (Trenton) –New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today announced the release of $161.25 million in Fiscal Year 2021County Aid grants to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level. The grants are funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). “County Aid is just one of many programs that demonstrate the Murphy Administration’s commi...
Roadmap Released for Revamping Transportation Financial Statistics
A new report compiled by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to help the Bureau of Transportation Statistics seeks to help improve that agency’s publication of revenue, expenditure, and other financial statistics relevant to transportation decision makers. [Above photo by Missouri DOT.] NAPA began work on this report in October 2019 and conducted a series of meetings with industry stakeholders – including the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officia...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $5 Million to 4 New University Transportation Centers
Centers will focus on 4 key research priorities with a total of nearly $5 million in grants WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $4.925 million in grants to fund four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing our nation. “These investments in four new transportation research centers will help advance innovation and create new solutions to increase acces...
FHWA Issues DBE Grants for Highway Contract Help
The Federal Highway Administration issued $11.2 million in grants from the Fiscal Year 2019 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Supportive Services (DBE/SS) program to help eligible operations compete for federal highway contracts in 47 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. [Above photo by the Ohio DOT.] The agency noted that DBEs are defined as for-profit, small businesses owned by minorities, women, or other “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” or,...
COVID-19 Relief Stalls, House Passes THUD Appropriations
Legislation introduced in the Senate on July 27 to provide $1 trillion worth of further COVID-19 relief funding is getting little traction ahead of the chamber’s August recess. Meanwhile, the House of Representations passed a package of six appropriations bill or “minibus” on July 31 by a vote of 217 to 197 that would provide a total of $107.2 billion in budgetary resources for the U.S. Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2021. While the Senate’s latest COVID-19 relief bill – called...
Pritzker administration announces $250 Million in infrastructure grants to Illinois counties, municipalities and townships
Grants funded by Gov.Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan SPRINGFIELD– Gov.JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the second of six $250 million grantstocounties, municipalities and townships to address local transportation needs. Made possible thanks to the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan,the first infrastructure program in Illinois in nearly a decade and the largest in state history,the funding ensures continued investment in Illino...
Steelike, Inc. Successfully Achieves a $2 Million Dollar Funding Round as it Works to Meet Rapid Demand
Investment comes as the company's Ultra-High Performance Concrete (Steelike® UHPC) is successfully used to connect precast deck panels for an accelerated bridge deck replacement project. Springfield, VA, July 31, 2020 - - Steelike, Inc., creator, producer and supplier of Steelike® UHPC, announced today that it raised $2,000,000 in a seed investment. As part of the transaction, its predecessor Kulish Design Co., LLC changed its name to Steelike, Inc. The round was led by an investor...
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