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Roadbuilding
Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge turns 60 years old
The Mackinac Bridge celebrated 60 years on November 1. According to WXYZ Detroit, the “Mighty Mac” is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere at 12,826 feet (nearly 2.5 miles) and the fifth longest in the world. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, the idea of the bridge came from the Lansing Republican newspaper […]
November 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Embedded sensors create cloud-based health record for infrastructure through detection of strain events
In an attempt to better fortell infrastructure failures, a team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis is turning to smart, self-monitoring sensors. According to a news release posted to Phys.org, the sensors, which can easily be embedded into infrastructure, will allow bridges, highways and buildings to self-check for damage in the event of an emergency. […]
October 20, 2016
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