SSSBA Publishes New Research Report in Innovative Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder Bridge Technology Series
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) has added a new research report to its series on the development and experimental testing of an innovative bridge system. The new report, “Volume VI: Field Performance and Rating Evaluation of a Modular Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girder With a Steel Sandwich Plate Deck,” is available for free download at https://www.shortspansteelbridges.org/learning-center/research. The new study presents results from the experimental testing a...
Aircuity Announces Project with Net Zero Wilde Lake Middle School
NEWTON, Mass., USA – Aircuity (www.aircuity.com), creator of measurably better environments, announced the installation of its platform at Wilde Lake Middle School in Howard County, Maryland. Aircuity was chosen for its accuracy, but also was used to closely monitor C02 conditions after the school’s opening. Reducing demand is the first step in achieving net zero, and Aircuity Channel Partner, Metropolitan Equipment Group (MEG), worked with JPA to design Aircuity into the project. Aircuity wa...
ACI Foundation is Now Accepting Fellowship and Scholarship Applications
Scholarship Applications Farmington Hills, Mich. – The ACI Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted from graduate and undergraduate students for its 2020-2021 fellowships and scholarships. A recent addition to the available fellowships is the ACI Middle Eastern Fellowship—specifically for graduate students studying in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Application details for all fellowships and scholarships are available at acifoundat...
Wärtsilä’s Fast Track Delivery of a 200 MW Engine Power Plant Will Help Meet Cambodia’s Rapidly Growing Electricity Demand
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 200 MW flexible baseload power plant to Cambodia that will help meet the country’s rapidly growing energy demand. Because of the urgent need to increase electricity supply, Wärtsilä is delivering the plant on a fast track basis. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in June 2019 by CGGC-UN Power Co, the Chinese state-owned main EPC contractor for the power plant project. The plant, located in Kandal Province near Capital city of Phnom Penh is being built...
MANN+HUMMEL acquires shares in Seccua Holding AG
- Expansion of the portfolio in the water filtration business - Expansion of the range of solutions for drinking water applications for Point of Entry & Point of Use applications - Strategic partnership for joint growth Ludwigsburg (Germany) July 1, 2019 - MANN+HUMMEL has announced its strategic investment in Seccua Holding AG, based in Steingaden in Southern Germany. In addition to the share purchase, the transaction also includes growth financing for the company. Since t...
Hexagon Strengthens 3D Visualisation Capabilities with the Acquisition of Melown Technologies
ZUG, Switzerland (1 July 2019) — Hexagon’s Geosystems division today announced the acquisition of Melown Technologies, a Prague-based technology company from Ivo Lukačovič´s investment company Helifreak Limited. Melown Technologies develops mass-scale computer vision and advanced visualisation technology for interactive web-based rendering, enabling high performing 3D visualisation of digital urban and natural landscape models that are derived from aerial and terrestrial reality capture sen...
Viametris is Launching the Second-Generation Version of the vMS3D, its Urban and Road Scanner
More design-orientated and compact, this second generation version of the 3D mobile vehicle scanner has been fully redesigned. The system has been simplified considerably in both electronic and ergonomic terms to make it more robust and stable in adverse conditions and challenging environments. Despite being lighter, the second generation offers all the same technological capacities as its predecessor, but is simpler to use and can be mounted on a vehicle in just minutes. A complete new design...
Arup Celebrates the Opening of The Samuel De Champlain Bridge in Montreal, One of the Largest Bridges in North America
Image by Dissing+Weitling. Courtesy of Arup. Samuel De Champlain Bridge © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. Montreal, Quebec – Arup is proud to have played a key role in the building of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge, which opened today in Montreal. The bridge was built and will be operated for the next 30 years through a public-private partnership between the Government of Canada and Signature on the Saint Lawrence Group. As the owner’s engineer, Arup helped the Government of Canada...
Propex Geosolutions Receives Carbon Footprint Verification for PYRAMAT 75 HPTRM
Chattanooga, Tenn. (July 1, 2019) – Propex GeoSolutions recently became the first High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) manufacturer to verify the carbon footprint of its erosion control solutions. The cradle-to-grave carbon footprint of PYRAMAT® 75 HPTRM is 2.7 kgCO2e per 1m2 of material, which is equivalent to driving about seven miles. “This verification is another piece of the sustainability puzzle,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex Operating Company, LLC. “We’ve known for 20 yea...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $60.76 Million Grant to Expand Light Rail Capacity in Dallas, Texas
DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today a $60.76 million grant agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for construction of the Red and Blue Line Platform Extensions, which will allow DART to accommodate more riders and longer trains. "This Federal investment will improve mobility for thousands of people who travel throughout the Dallas Metropolitan area," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. The...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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