Bureau of Reclamation Partners with US Army Corps of Engineers and HeroX to Crowdsource Portable Devices for Field Assessment of Composite Structures
Reclamation to Award $380,000 for Innovative Solutions That Help Move Water Infrastructure into the 21st Century Washington, D.C. -- March 4, 2021 -- The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the nation’s largest wholesale water supplier, in partnership with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and HeroX, the leading crowdsourcing platform for solutions to global problems, today announced the crowdsourcing competition “The Imperfection Detection Challenge”. The challenge calls on the global...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Up to $448 Million Loan for the 183A Phase III, 183S, and 290E Phase III Road Projects in Austin
Refinancing Projected to Save Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority More Than $80 Million WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided an up to $448.38 million consolidated Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) for tollway projects in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area. This is the...
Caltrans Unveils Vision for Future of Transportation
California Transportation Plan 2050 details roadmap to innovative, sustainable, and integrated system over next three decades District: Headquarters Contact: Tamie McGowen Phone: (916) 416-8615 SACRAMENTO — Moving around California three decades from now will be safer, cleaner and simpler with more mobility options under a plan Caltrans unveiled today. The California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2050 details the state's long-range transportation vision and establishes a roadmap to improve...
HDR’s Cameron Schaefer Promoted to Transportation Data Acquisition & Reality Mesh Director
OMAHA, Neb. — Digital design expert and dedicated innovator Cameron Schaefer, P.E., has been promoted to HDR’s transportation data acquisition & reality mesh director. Schaefer will work in coordination with HDR’s corporate data acquisition program to develop and use unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, light detection and ranging, geophysics, geomatics survey and reality mesh services for our clients’ most complex programs. (Mesh models can be used for visualizing projects in d...
Accelerating exploration for geothermal energy with UAV magnetometry conducted in North-Central Nevada
Reno, Nevada, USA; Riga, Latvia - Geophysics faculty and graduate students from the University of Nevada, Reno, announce new exploration for blind geothermal systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) magnetometry. The study site is located in the Humboldt Range, Nevada. By improving the margins of safety and ease of deployment, geophysicists can now conduct larger regional analysis for geothermal or mineralogical interests. Geothermal power is produced in many regions throughout the world a...
New, Factory-Built, High-Strength Wood Shearwall from Simpson Strong-Tie Can Outperform Similar Prefabricated Steel Walls
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today the release of its new Strong-Wall® high-strength wood shearwall (WSWH), a versatile, high-performance solution for lateral-force resistance in light-frame residential and commercial construction. The code-listed, prefabricated WSWH has a patented design that provides the highest allowable loads for a wide variety of applications. And unlike other shear walls, the h...
John Poulson to Lead Complex Bridges in the Southeast for WSP USA
Brings nearly three decades of bridge designing experience – 22 years with WSP – to new leadership role with the firm’s Complex Bridge Technical Excellence Center. TAMPA— John Poulson, a veteran bridge designer whose projects have included Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge and Seattle’s Skagit River Bridge, was named complex bridge manager for the U.S. and Southeast region at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role, Poulson will primarily col...
Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing
An engineering platform from Purdue University innovators offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing. (Stock image) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University engineering innovator has developed a cloud-based platform aimed at mapping inter-industry dependence networks for materials and waste generation among manufacturers in sectors such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries tied to biobased economies. Shweta Singh, an assistant professor in Purdue’...
Aspen Snowmass Releases First-Ever Progress Report on Methane-to-Electricity Plant
Project has Generated Usable Electricity, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Brought Financial Return ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo. - Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) today released a report that tells the story of how ASC and its partners - Oxbow's Elk Creek Mine, Holy Cross Energy, and Vessels Carbon Solutions - turned a coal mine in Somerset, Colorado into a clean-energy production facility. It also documents how much electricity has been generated since the project began, how much harmful meth...
Trimble Introduces Siteworks SE Starter Edition Site Positioning Software for Construction Surveying
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® Siteworks SE Starter Edition, an entry-level, easy-to-use construction surveying software at an affordable price point. Using a construction GNSS receiver, a supervisor, foreman, grade checker or site engineer can easily check a grade, slope or alignment and navigate the project more accurately and in less time than with traditional survey methods. Budget-conscious contractors can realize a quick return on investment by giving...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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