Engineered Solutions: Fugro Completes B-Directional Working Pile Load Tests for Triple-Deck Roundabout
Pile testing by Fugro using the Osterberg Cell (O-cell®) bi-directional technique saved time, reduced safety risks and overcame space constraints during piling for Highways England’s A19/A1058 junction improvements near Newcastle, United Kingdom. A three-tier interchange is being created by the construction of an underpass below the existing A19 roundabout, including three new single-span bridges and slip roads. Fugro was appointed by Bauer Technologies, the foundation's contractor for critical...
Future Forward: Use a PERMIT System to Promote Safety on the Job Site
This page profiles innovative and impactful applied research in civil and structural engineering. Patrick Tarrant is the founder and CEO of Crane Management, a consulting agency for construction companies in New York City. A well-known industry professional with more than 40 years of experience, Tarrant is frequently hired as an expert witness in construction and safety cases. Trained in all areas of crane operations, he is a certified hoist operator, master rigger, American Welding Soci...
Change Leader: Technology Is Changing Construction More Than Ever Before
Viet T.P. Pham Blake Potts Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Consultant Viet T.P. Pham of MT Højgaard in Denmark and Regional VDC Manager Blake Potts of Rogers-O’Brien Construction in the United States are experts in digital construction who use Pix4D’s drone mapping technology for site surveying. Change The greatest challenge in the construction industry is productivity—or, to be more specific, lack of productivity. Investing in the most advanced technologies for surveying a...
Code Update: How Changes to AISC 360-16 Affect HSS Connection Design
If you’re reading this column, you probably downloaded the new specification (www.aisc.org/publications/steel-standards), looked at Chapter K and wondered, “What the heck?!?!” Relax, and take a deep breath; it’s not as bad as it may seem at first glance. Reason for Change It wasn’t too long ago that a Hollow Structural Section (HSS) spec didn’t even exist. AISC 360-05 was the first time HSS connection provisions were brought into the main body of the specification and were introduced as Chapte...
Civil Spotlight: T.Y. Lin’s Heller Receives Special Award from Arizona DOT
This column in Informed Infrastructure aims to highlight a particular civil engineer or civil engineering project that received deserving credit for improving the profession. Joseph (Joe) Heller, P.E., a T.Y. Lin International (TYLI) design engineer, received an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Partnering Spirit Award for the U.S. 60 and Bell Road Traffic Interchange Design-Build (D-B) project in Surprise, Ariz., which is near Phoenix and one of the fastest-growing suburbs in t...
Final Thoughts: Bridges: Overcoming Gaps Literally and Metaphorically
The main theme of this issue of Informed Infrastructure is “bridges,” which allow people to cross rivers that used to be barriers. They provide a way to span a gap or valley rather than travel long distances around them. Bridges allow different modes of transportation to operate in the same space; connect areas previously separated; and offer opportunities for innovation in design and construction. These structures—often taken for granted—also can be admired simply for their beautiful shape or f...
Renewable Energy: Apple Park Construction, Tech Leaders Make Huge Strides
Clean energy has been an increasingly important topic in the United States. Recent attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget have created more fuel for the flame of environmental activism. Although there’s much confusion and concern, there’s still major progress being made in renewable energy. Private-sector tech leaders such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are pushing for 100-percent clean-energy-run operations. Making headlines and inspiring activists, Apple’s new headqu...
Future Forward Interview: Use a PERMIT System to Promote Safety on the Job Site
Patrick Tarrant is the founder and CEO of Crane Management, a consulting agency for construction companies in New York City. A well-known industry professional with more than 40 years of experience, Tarrant is frequently hired as an expert witness in construction and safety cases. Trained in all areas of crane operations, he is a certified hoist operator, master rigger, American Welding Society-certified welding inspector and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-authorized safety...
Change Leaders Interview: Technology Is Changing Construction More Than Ever Before
Investing in the most advanced technologies for surveying and monitoring projects has become essential, marking a turning point for an industry that often has been considered slow to change. To better understand this new trend and its impact, V1 sought out experts in digital construction who use Pix4D’s drone mapping technology for site surveying: Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Consultant Viet T.P. Pham of MT Højgaard in Denmark and Regional VDC Manager Blake Potts of Rogers-O’Brien Const...
Penguin Perfect: Providing a Picturesque ‘Penguins Plus’ Path and Pavilion
Consultants employ the latest in design technology to create a non-invasive world-class viewing area and walking path for the Penguins Plus View Experience at Phillip Island Nature Parks in Victoria, Australia. Phillip Island is located in the southeast corner of Australia. Every evening at sunset on the coastal beaches about an hour and a half’s drive south of Melbourne, Australia, something magical happens. Located on the southeastern tip of Australia on the Summerland Peninsula, Phillip...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
