Climate change poses a potentially devastating threat to the nation’s bridges, with a PLOS ONE article recently predicting the collapse of one in four US bridges as a result of extreme temperatures by 2050. This summer – Earth’s hottest ever – heat waves blanketed the tri-state area, wreaking havoc on New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, by keeping it stuck in open position on a scorching August day.
Researchers will investigate the use of steel slag and its potential to help decarbonize the nation’s transportation sector
University researchers to lead green infrastructure, community engagement, K-12 education and planning initiatives as part of a $72.5 million federal grant
Industry, government agency, academic leaders, and graduate students attended “Paving the Way to Meet the Future of Transportation Infrastructure,” a daylong symposium organized by the School of Engineering, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation.
Rutgers researchers make finding after looking for ways to lower the incidence of vehicle crashes
A $5 million cooperative agreement to carry out activities to continuously identify, evaluate, prioritize, publish, and move new and advanced bridge approaches, technologies and materials to full practice. The agreement also supports the latest innovations in bridge safety that incorporates artifical intelligence technology.