Aging infrastructure as a global problem was clearly on display when a bridge span partially collapsed into the Elbe River in Dresden, Germany on Sept. 11. The sudden late-night failure caused no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A huge shipping vessel that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore has left numerous people missing and could cause significant ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Everything went wrong in the exact worst way. For decades, countless ships sailed under the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Each one tacitly presented a threat, ...

It was supposed to be a modern marvel - sleek, strong, and a symbol of progress. Instead, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge became one of the most infamous engineering failures of all time. Just four months ...

A container ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore around 1:30 a.m. on March 26, 2024, causing a portion of the bridge to collapse into Baltimore Harbor. Officials called the event ...

BALTIMORE -- The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has placed a spotlight on the durability of bridge structures. Data shows the Bay Bridge is one of more than 17 thousand bridges in the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural issues” ...

Bridge inspections are time-consuming, inefficient and often subjective processes that rely heavily on human judgment, leading to overlooked or underestimated structural problems or damage. A new ...

Cable‐stayed bridges have emerged as emblematic feats of modern civil engineering, renowned for their aesthetic appeal and structural ingenuity. However, their dynamic behaviour under variable loads – ...

Nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure, in the face of moderate winds the ...