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BIM Use Increasing in Infrastructure Projects
Building Information Modeling (BIM) use has been widely adopted in vertical construction. According to an article published by the Engineering News-Record, engineers are now increasingly using BIM on infrastructure projects. The article reports that the ... |
Oct 25, 2012 8:41:00 AM |
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Rutgers University Designs Robot That Diagnoses Bridge Problems
Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) has developed a robot that helps diagnose problems in bridges before they are visible to the naked eye. The center received a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of ... |
Jan 24, 2012 9:08:00 AM |
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Roads in Wisconsin
A new research report provided by the State Smart Transportation Initiative and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin details the sources of funding for Wisconsin highways and roads. The report aims to clear up some of the misconceptions people have about how ... |
Dec 29, 2011 8:50:00 AM |
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Sun-Powered High-Speed Rail
Progress was made in Europe on the transportation front, as a high-speed rail line running between Paris and Amsterdam now runs partially on the sun. The train draws power from 2.1 miles of solar panels that sit atop a train tunnel. Trains with solar ... |
Jun 14, 2011 12:04:00 PM |
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Superstreet Traffic Design
Anyone who has felt the frustration that accompanies battling traffic to drive to work can smile at this news—engineers are working on making your drive faster and safer. One possible solution is something called a “superstreet&r... |
Jan 31, 2011 8:35:00 AM |
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Transportation Bill Expiring
The latest extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the funding and authorization bill that has governed the U.S. federal transportation spending since 2005, will expire at the end ... |
Nov 23, 2010 9:44:51 AM |
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U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Needs Improving
In September 2009, 80 transportation experts met for three days to discuss the transportation infrastructure in the United States, and their conclusions are troubling, to say the least. The highly-credentialed group concluded that if innovative reforms ... |
Oct 6, 2010 10:16:50 AM |
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AASHTO Predicts Top 10 Transportation Topics for 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 used infrastructure spending as a key component of stimulating the U.S. economy, which focused much needed attention on the state of the country’s infrastructure. The American Association of State ... |
Jan 19, 2010 1:09:50 PM |