Does My Bridge Need an Inspection?
Inspections are not required for this “nonqualifying” bridge in Broomfield, Colorado, but the City and County have such structures inspected regularly anyway. The federal government oversees and tracks the inspection and condition of the nation’s more than 600,000 bridges and pays for much of the repair and replacement to keep them safe. Did you know… Read More »
Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Infrastructure, National Bridge Inspection Standards, National Bridge Inventory, NBIS, Nonqualifying Bridges, Structural Inspection
HEC-RAS Software: How Math Mitigates Flooding
In this City of Loveland, Colorado, map, the red line shows the HEC-RAS modeled 100-year floodplain that Ayres Associates completed in 2005. The yellow line shows the extents of the 2013 major flood, as measured by the City of Loveland. By John Hunt, Senior Hydraulic Engineer When it comes to 1-dimensional open-channel hydraulic analysis, the… Read More »
Tags: Flooding, HEC-RAS, Hydraulic Analysis, National Highway Institute, NHI, River Engineering, Rivers, Software
Eclipse Traffic Congestion? Planning Provides Cure
Most metropolitan areas experience traffic congestion. Commuters endure hours of travel to get to their destinations, and traffic engineers work tirelessly to untangle those traffic tie-ups. New construction, highway expansion, and public transit are all solutions to recurring congestion. But what about special events that may only draw commuting crowds once a year – or… Read More »
Tags: Cheyenne, Congestion, Event, Frontier Days, Rodeo, Safety, Solar Eclipse, Traffic, Wyoming
