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Tag: University of Nevada Reno engineering professor Saiid Saiidi
Roadbuilding
Scientists test new earthquake resistant bridge designs
Saiid Saiidi, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, served as project leader in testing new bridge designs with connectors that he says can better withstand violent temblors and help speed reconstruction after a major quake causes damage, the Montreal Gazette reports. Scientists conducted tests using a “shake table” to […]
October 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
WSDOT building world’s first flexible bridge
The Washington State Department of Transportation is building an offramp from Highway 99 to South Dearborn Street in Seattle that has a flexible column designed to sustain so little damage in an earthquake that that it can be used immediately afterwards. The Seattle Times reports that it will be the first bridge in the world with […]
March 13, 2017
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