Safety and Extension of Life Time of Road Bridges

Road bridges are fundamental infrastructure in all national, regional or local road networks. In many developed countries, significant budgets were invested on road infrastructure including road bridges during the economic growth. Due to this situation, many developed countries are facing a problem related to aging of road bridges. Developing countries have devoted their investment to infrastructure in more recent times and will face similar aging issues in the future.

Emergency Communications At The Forth Bridges

Scotland’s Forth Bridges provide a pertinent case study on the use of web media and social networks to manage emergencies on an important transport link.In June 2015 the Scottish Ministers, through their agency Transport Scotland, appointed a new Operating Company to take over the management and maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge. They chose to keep and evolve existing web-based communication channels in order to retain followers and capitalise on established trust and goodwill.

XXVI World Road Congress – Abu Dhabi, October 2019 Connecting Cultures, Enabling Economies - General Report

The General Report of the XXVI World Road Congress has been prepared by GHD under contract with the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. It has not been possible to include the conclusions of all sessions in this report. They will be available from PIARC’s website.

Key Techniques Used in the Design of Zhangjiajie's Grand Canyon Glass-Bottom Suspension Bridge

This paper is intended to discuss some of the key techniques used in designing the Zhangjiajie bridge and provide a general introduction to the structure.

The present paper describes the design and construction processes for the Beipanjiang Bridge project.

Design and Construction of the Beipanjiang Bridge