The Ataturk Cultural Center: The New Cultural Icon For Istanbul
ISTANBUL Just last month, the new Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) was introduced in Turkey. The new contemporary culture center will appeal to a general public greater than other facilities have previously been possible to accommodate. Although it will mainly serve as a new opera house, the center will also have venues ranging from cinema and theater to exhibition halls, cafes and restaurants. The Atatürk Cultural Center will be built to accommodate performances of international statur...
Hot-in-Place Asphalt Recycling Yields Benefits for Road Rehabilitation
Rehabilitating asphalt-paved roads has been growing in popularity thanks to the availability of more cost-effective solutions. One industry-leading method is hot-in-place recycling (HIR), an onsite method for deteriorated blacktop pavement rehabilitation. According to the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association, the three most-common HIR processes are surface recycling, surface repaving and surface remixing. 1. Surface recycling starts with recycling 1 to 2 inches of the asphalt, in ½-inch i...
Sponsored Content: You Have A Choice
Sponsored by: In the world of business and economics, a sunk cost is money that’s already spent and cannot be recovered. It’s a concept that’s said to stem from the oil industry, where the decision about whether to abandon an oil well is based on its expected cash flows, not on how much money was spent to drill it. In the oil well example, big decisions are black and white. But in other business, it’s not always so easy to see when it’s time to cut the ties that bind. For example...
Engineering and Research International and Stantec Selected by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport for Bridge Inspections
EDMONTON, AB. NYSE, TSX:STN: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport awarded Stantec and partner Engineering and Research International (ERI) the inspection and evaluation of all 6,000 bridges and structures for their national highway system. These two bridge photos are two of the bridges that will be inspected by the team Stantec has trained, and are being entered into the Stantec Bridge Management System As a sub-consultant to local firm ERI, Stantec’s role is to provid...
Sponsored Content: Reality modeling is everywhere!
Sponsored By: At Bentley Systems’ annual Be Inspired Awards ceremony, held on October 12 during The Year in Infrastructure Conference in Singapore, nominees were recognized for their BIM advancements in infrastructure. Ten independent jury panels of industry experts selected the 51 finalists from more than 400 nominations in more than 50 countries. In the BIM Advancements in Reality Modeling category, CEDD-AECOM-The Earth Solutions won for its Development of the Anderso...
Engineered Solutions: Building a Legacy
High atop Hidden Peak, EPS Geofoam Solves Unique Construction Challenges By Terry Meier, ACH Foam Technologies All projects have challenges, purpose and meaning, yet some projects mean a lot more to owners than others. It takes a visionary to leave a legacy, and Richard “Dick” Bass, founder of Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah, was such a man. For starters, Dick Bass is acknowledged as the first person in the world to climb to the highest point on each of the seven continents, whi...
Engineered Solutions: Staying on Track
CSX Leads a Reline for Timber-Beam Bridges in Georgia CSX Corp., together with its subsidiaries based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of the nation’s leading transportation suppliers. For nearly 190 years, CSX has played a critical role in economic expansion and industrial development across the eastern United States and into parts of Canada. With more than 2,700 miles of rail track and more than 2 million carloads handled in the state of Georgia alone, CSX maintains a busy schedule transporti...
November – December 2017 TRENDS
In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed Infrastructure online (www.informedinfrastructure.com), our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. Billion-Dollar Projects Fuel Spike in Private-Sector Infrastructure Investment According to a World Bank Group r...
USDOT Statement on Amtrak Cascades Train 501
DUPONT — The Washington State Department of Transportation affirmed Tuesday that it is committed to running passenger trains on a recently completed bypass that was the site of Monday's deadly derailment. Janet Matkin, spokeswoman for WSDOT's rail division, said officials are confident a refurbished 14.5-mile section of track, known as the Point Defiance bypass, will resume operating once the investigation into Monday's accident is complete. "We've put in a lot of great improvements," Matkin s...
The Global Construction Industry is Expected to Reach $10.5 Trillion by 2023
IRVING, Texas - According to a new market report published by Lucintel, the future of the global construction industry looks good with opportunities in residential, non-residential, and infrastructure. The global construction industry is expected to reach an estimated $10.5 trillion by 2023, and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2018 to 2023. The major drivers for the growth of this market are increasing housing starts and rising infrastructure due to increasing urbanization and gr...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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