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11 Jul 24

186 steel bridges heading for Angola

Local engineers to assemble, install and maintain new steel bridges.
16 Aug 23

Weathered in Australasia

The low-maintenance and strength of weathering steel has made it an increasingly popular material of choice for bridges in Australia and New Zealand over the past 20 years. Raed el Sarraf charts the historical trend and suggests further reasons for the use of weathering steel in future bridges

22 Mar 22

Bridge design & engineering podcast #2

For this episode, we travelled from the UK to Denmark to meet Tina Vejrum, who has been elected by the Permanent Committee of IABSE as President for the 2022-25 period. She has been an active member of he group for over 25 years, and is currently one of IABSE’s Vice Presidents. 
19 Mar 20

Full circle

A bridge prototype in the Netherlands has proved that it is possible to build a circular bridge with only 1% material wastage. Proposals are now being invited for research and development to take this further, reports Helena Russell

07 Nov 17

Ice interceptors

With a system of cable collars due to be installed on the cable stays of the Alex Fraser Bridge in Vancouver over the next few months, José María Sánchez de Muniáin examines the options available to bridge owners for ice accretion management.

24 Aug 16

Corrosion check

Technology originally developed for use in the heritage industry is expected to transfer to the bridge inspection sector in the next two years, enabling rust to be detected from 100m away, writes José Maria Sánchez de Muniáin.

22 Jul 16

Stone arch bridges make a comeback

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of what is believed to be Europe’s first multi-span stone arch bridge in around 100 years.

05 Apr 16

Maintenance-free composite bridge installed in a single day

Commissioned by the UK Environment Agency to design, supply and install a new bridge for the Mapledurham Lock, 6km northwest of Reading, ECS has installed an innovative composite material bridge with a 50-year guarantee.

26 Aug 14

Changing places: Avery Bang

Avery Bang is the chief executive officer of charity Bridges to Prosperity, which provides isolated communities with access to essential health care, education and economic opportunities by building footbridges over impassable rivers.

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