The shear characteristics of the soil-structure interface are critical to the design of structures in the soil (such as pile foundations, retaining walls, and soil nails). The interaction between the ...

For decades, data centers were designed with permanence in mind: fixed plans, rigid shapes and predictable life cycles. Physical constraints of legacy architectures made them inherently static. But in ...

Crews are driving test piles into the Patapsco River as part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement project in Baltimore As the last remaining spans of Baltimore’s original Francis Scott Key ...

1 Central Research Institute of Building and Construction Co., Ltd., MCC Group, Shenzhen, China 2 Shenzhen Geotechnical Engineering Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China Distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) ...

THEY HAVE TWO OF THE LARGEST ROTATING CRANES ON THE EAST COAST RIGHT HERE FOR THIS PROJECT AT THE MOMENT. AND THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE SHEER SIZE OF THE PILES THAT THEY’RE DRIVING IN THIS TEST. THE 200FT ...

The work to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is underway, with the first test pile now installed in the Patapsco River. The test piles will determine the load-bearing capacity and confirm ...

The clang of bells drifting across the Inner Harbor is a welcome sound to state transportation officials and lawmakers who have championed a new Francis Scott Key Bridge. Since Saturday, crews have ...

A major test program for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to begin in the next few days, weather permitting, the Maryland Transportation Authority announced Wednesday.

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China says it has completed a load test involving dozens of trucks on the world's highest bridge, a steel suspension structure in Guizhou province. The five-day testing completed on Aug. 25, with ...