Engineered Solutions: Aerial Photogrammetry: The Key to Reducing Design Rework and Increasing Revenue
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Infrastructure Outlook: How Technology Will Ensure $1.2 Trillion Worth of Infrastructure Projects
The United States currently ranks 13th in the world in overall quality of infrastructure. However, with the recent passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. is poised to make a historic investment in improving the nation’s infrastructure. With an injection of $1.2 trillion into the country’s infrastructure systems during the next five years, it’s critical the funding is put to work in the most-effective manner possible. One key component in establishing maximum e...
ReEngineering the Engineer: Celebrate the Clever Things
I have worked my entire career at two small firms, and I really enjoy working on a diversity of projects. My previous firm, at that time, had a relatively small band of project types it worked on. When I started out on my own in 2004, my main goal was diversity. I’d been around long enough to see other firms (engineering and architectural) get hurt by lack of diversity when certain building types went out of favor. Although diversity requires different building types and materials, there is c...
Letters from December 2022 Issue
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Engineered Solutions: Montana DOT Mobilizes Quickly Using All-Digital Modeling and Delivery to Rebuild a Vital Wildfire-Damaged Bridge While Gaining Insight into Expanding Digital Delivery Agency-Wide
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Engineered Solutions: An Engineer Explains Nearmap’s AEC Content Stack
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Future Forward: Infrastructure Technology Ready for Another Leap Forward
This particular interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can watch a video of the full interview above or by visiting bit.ly/3DW5S7N. Sam Hendrick is a MicroStation technologist and senior consultant with Bentley Systems. Technology means everything to Sam Hendrick. It’s his passion and why he calls himself a “technologist” even though his official title is “senior consultant” with Bentley Systems. “For me, tech...
On the Front Lines of Standardizing Digital Delivery for Bridge Design
An illustration shows how a specific bridge entity (in this case a steel girder) is categorized and which properties are identified by following the information delivery manual. In June 2022, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) took a significant step toward a future in which infrastructure is designed and constructed entirely from digital models. AASHTO’s Committee on Bridges and Structures unanimously adopted the “Information Delivery Manual...
Drones Becoming Integral for Infrastructure Projects
Trevor Byrd, LSIT, Anderson Engineering survey party chief, uses a drone to inspect a bridge over the Spring River in Carthage, Mo. (American Public Works Association) Ed Bartels, P.E., L.S., assistant county engineer for Johnson County, Iowa, calls himself a “drone evangelist,” employing them in a powerful toolkit that includes AutoCAD and GIS. “We’ve always tried to leverage technology here at the county,” he says. “Like everybody, we don’t have enough money for all the work we wou...
Association Update: Steel Tube Institute Hires New Director
On Oct. 14, 2022, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Holly Schaubert, P.E., Institute Director: HSS for the Steel Tube Institute (STI). The Steel Tube Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of manufacturers joined forces to advance the steel industry. Today it is the leading technical resource in North America for steel tube products. STI is dedicated to advancing the growth and competitiveness of North America’s steel tubular products. Its strength is br...
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