Concrete

15 Apr 25

Chinese engineers complete suspension bridge pier pour

Wireless temperature data system reduces costs.
01 Apr 25

US researchers claim spray-on concrete breakthrough

A spray system could put UHPC within reach of USA bridge owners.

16 Jan 25

US$223 million contract awarded for replacement of Austrian road bridge

Contractor challenged by extreme hillside location and tight timescale.
09 Jan 25

Italian innovators create Da Vinci’s Bridge with printed concrete blocks

Mortar made from marble waste used to build arch bridge.
07 Jan 25

US$1 million study to improve bridge joint reinforcement

US researchers explore hooked and headed reinforcement.

17 Dec 24

Normal inspection regime could not have anticipated German bridge fail

Independent expert confirms Carola Bridge collapsed because of construction methods.
12 Dec 24

316m concrete arch bridge takes Czech railway over reservoir

Replacement bridge costing US$28.7 million will reopen rail line to freight transport.

28 Nov 24

Prague’s longest bridge closed to trams amid structural concerns

Low temperatures increase risk of sudden tram closures.
08 Nov 24

High-risk design

The design of a major highway bridge in one of the most seismically active regions of the world has resulted in highly unusual detailing. José Luis Seguel and Claudio Morales Quiroga report from Chile.
31 Oct 24

Australia: Bridgewater substructure complete

Concrete pour done on last pier pairs. 
01 Oct 24

US government mega grant for failed concrete bridge

State of Rhode Island receives US$125.4 million towards Washington Bridge replacement.
03 Sep 24

New concrete foot crossing design alludes to Slovenian local look

Construction starts on a permanent replacement for a wooden pedestrian bridge.

15 Aug 24

Herzegovina: load testing complete on four-lane bridge

A dozen 40-tonne trucks put Pocitelj Bridge to the test.
16 Jul 24

Wales: White Bridge to reopen in time for festival

Repairs to listed bridge damaged by 2020 storm nearly complete.
14 May 24

Breaking new ground

A multi-disciplinary group in the Netherlands has produced what is likely to be the world’s first practical guide for reusing structural precast concrete elements. Ad van Leest, Danny Jilissen, Geoffrey van Bolderen and Rob Vergoossen explain CROW-CUR Guideline 4:2023 Reuse of structural prefabricated concrete elements
02 May 24

Call for proposals on US concrete bridge replacement

Rhode Island calls for proposals to replace Washington Bridge’s failed westbound section.
16 Apr 24

Slender concrete design selected for German townhall footbridge

Minimalist trough bridge picked for historic German crossing.
08 Mar 24

Renderings released for replacement of key USA bridge

Multiple typologies under consideration for I-5 Bridge spanning the Columbia River.
22 Feb 24

Lesotho’s first extradosed bridge rises from the valley

Casting begins on 84m pier in African reservoir bridge project.

25 Jan 24

Work begins on Australian estuary crossing duplication

A 1980s bridge in Western Australia gets its second half.

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