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Boise State offers new online MBA in construction management
Boise State University has added a new online MBA with an emphasis on construction management, with classes beginning in August. The Master of Business Administration program is designed for those interested in becoming leaders in construction, architecture and engineering industries while still working. The university’s course description says students will learn to manage construction projects […]
August 9, 2019
Construction Equipment
Doosan Bobcat opens Global Collaboration Center in downtown Minneapolis
The new center’s location gives the company access to talent to help complement the company’s current innovation teams and much more. More on Equipment World.
July 15, 2019
Roadbuilding
New composite girder system can build a bridge in 72 hours to last 100 years
The new composite girder systems can build bridges within a 72 hour timespan and are built to last for an entire century. Get more details on Equipment World.
August 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Caltrans seeks 2,000 workers due to influx of road funding
The California Department of Transportation plans to hire 2,000 employees over the next five years due to the influx of projects that will be funded by the state’s gas tax approved last year, according to The Sacramento Bee. The state expects to see an infusion of $54 billion during the next decade to repair and […]
March 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
Miss. DOT wins PR awards
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has received the Judge’s Choice Award for its Centennial Campaign celebrating 100 years of service to the people of Mississippi. The award was presented during the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) Annual Conference. The agency also won a PRism Award for the campaign and honors for individual entries, including […]
November 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Bridge Construction Simulator for iPhone/iPad puts your engineering skill to the test
Here’s a little something for all you bridge engineers and wannabes out there. Put your engineering skills to the test with the new Bridge Construction Simulator 3D a Real City Building Physics Sim app for iPhones and iPads that was just released on June 10. According to the app’s description on iTunes, the simulator app allows users to design and construct […]
June 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Don’t look down: Chinese engineers finish work on world’s 2nd-tallest suspension bridge (PHOTOS)
China is getting a pretty massive Christmas present this year with the opening of the second-highest suspension bridge in the world. The Daily Mail reported that engineers in China are currently wrapping up work on the sky high 1,332-foot-tall Qingshui River Bridge that’s set to open Dec. 25. The bridge is just over 3,700 feet long. However, […]
December 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
The grade of this unique Japanese bridge isn’t as terrifying as it looks
At first glance, the Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan looks like some kind of terrifying bridge that only could exist in a cartoon.
November 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Speed of construction, longer lives drive new bridge designs
The need for speed in construction is driving much of the bridge design in this country. The burden to accomplish faster bridge construction, however, falls on heavy contractors, who must work tougher schedules and longer workdays while they solve site organization, demolition, and foundation and superstructure erection puzzles not taught in college. The contractors collaborate […]
September 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Stronger, longer bridge girders the aim of research collaboration between University of Alabama, ALDOT
More durable and longer bridge girders could spell cheaper construction costs among other benefits, and a few engineering researchers at the University of Alabama are trying to make that a reality. According to a UA news release, researchers are testing longer, stronger giant concrete bridge girders in a lab at the University of Alabama. The […]
September 18, 2015
Technology
RoadBump app cost-effectively provides IRI for road maintenance professionals
Road maintenance and engineering professionals can now get objective data cost effectively with RoadBump, an Android application from Grimmer Software that measures the roughness of a road using a smartphone. RoadBump allows road maintenance and engineering professionals to get estimated International Roughness Index (IRI) previously available only through inertial profilers. Using the Android device’s GPS and […]
September 14, 2015
Construction Equipment
How Diesel Got Its Groove Back
While NASA may have sent a probe all the way to Pluto, there’s another engineering miracle sitting right here on earth largely unnoticed under everybody’s noses. We’re talking about the modern era Tier 4 Final diesel engines that use high pressure common rail fuel systems and electronically actuated injectors governed by a electronic control module […]
August 12, 2015
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