Based on the weight and speed of the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, today’s U.S. bridge design code would call for the bridge to be designed to resist a lateral force of 11,500 tons.

Based on the weight and speed of the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, today’s U.S. bridge design code would call for the bridge to be designed to resist a lateral force of 11,500 tons.

Based on the weight and speed of the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, today’s U.S. bridge design code would call for the bridge to be designed to resist a lateral force of 11,500 tons.

Based on the weight and speed of the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, today’s U.S. bridge design code would call for the bridge to be designed to resist a lateral force of 11,500 tons.

Abstract: Another contribution to the ATC-MCEER series, Recommended LRFD Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Highway Bridges, this volume contains two design examples: the eighth and ninth design ...

A. H. M. Muntasir Billah, A.M.ASCE; and M. Shahria Alam, M.ASCE. Performance-Based Seismic Design of Shape Memory Alloy–Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers. II: Methodology and Design Example.

CM says initiative will prevent bridge failures “To ensure its enforcement, the government plans to introduce formal legislation, making compliance with the code mandatory for all future bridge ...

Here, Michael J. Chajes, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Delaware, discusses how bridge design codes have changed over the years and the challenges of ...