Buckling Restrained Braces application to provide more resilient bridges have been subjected to cyclic displacement histories representative of yearly thermal demands and of earthquake excitations.

Each bridge is rated by the federal government on its deck, superstructure and substructure. The deck is the flat part that you drive or walk over. The superstructure is made up of the girders and ...

A bridge rated in poor condition means at least one of its three major components — deck, superstructure and substructure — has received a score below four, according to a report released by ...

"If the construction of the superstructure will be awarded to the same contractor, then it can be done simultaneously. While doing the substructure, the contractor can start preparing for the ...

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced it has finished the superstructure demolition ... contractors will begin preparing for substructure demolition starting next ...