February 2022 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 , our Twitter feed (@IInfrastructure) and our weekly e-newsletter. FHWA Announces 22% Boost in Core Highway Funding From IIJA The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released tables showing how much ea...
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden Visits to Discuss Infrastructure
A bridge collapsed in a park in Pittsburgh on Friday morning.KDKA At least 10 people were injured after a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday morning, according to officials, who said none of the injuries were life threatening. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse, which happened at around 7 a.m. near Frick Park, hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city to discuss infrastructure. Darryl Jones, the Pittsburgh fire chief, said the bridge collapse...
Acrow Bridge to Enable Emergency Access in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon
Modular steel structure will support infrastructure restoration efforts on major transport artery (Toronto, Ontario) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel bridges has been installed to provide temporary access for Highway 1 traffic through the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia, Canada. The bridge replaces a section of road damaged during heavy rains in November 2021. Much of British Columbia was impacted by flooding ca...
ASCE Standard 49 Provides the Most Up-To-Date Requirements for Conducting and Interpreting Wind Tunnel Testing
Reston, Va. – Wind tunnel tests are used to predict wind loads and responses of a structure, structural components, and cladding to a variety of wind conditions. ASCE’s newly updated standard, Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 49-21, provides the minimum requirements for conducting and interpreting wind tunnel tests to determine wind loads on buildings and other structures. The standard addresses simulation of wind in boundary-layer wind tunnels, local and area-ave...
Urban planning’s top three challenges – and how to beat them
Lekbrug, Vianen, the Netherlands Moving goods and people around cities efficiently is critical to their economies, allowing business access to a wider choice of raw materials, labor and customers. However, most infrastructure projects are planned in relative isolation, regulated by different permitting bodies, so maintaining urban infrastructure becomes a constantly moving target. As these structures age, their usage patterns change and city centers themselves grow denser, how can constr...
AMH Philippines and Synspective sign MoU for Strategic Alliance to use SAR Data for Geohazard Mitigation Projects in the Philippines
Figure 1. Sample Land Displacement Monitoring (LDM) image from Synspective AMH Philippines, Inc. and Synspective have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use SAR technology as part of an integrated and comprehensive approach to mitigate geohazards for infrastructure in the Philippines. The partnership includes the Land Displacement Monitoring (LDM) service, fully developed and automated by Synspective, and is empowered with AMH’s years of local experience in various pro...
Introducing the reimagined Autodesk Gallery
When its doors first opened in 2008, the Autodesk Gallery served as San Francisco’s very first space dedicated to design and make innovations. It also showcased the extraordinary impact of Autodesk technology. More than a decade later, innovation, reinvention, and the acceleration of digitization of industries have only intensified. Autodesk customers leverage our technology to solve the complex challenges facing the world today, and together, we remain dedicated to a better world designed an...
WSP USA Elevates Innovation with Emerging Growth Partnership Program
Start-up partnership pairs four tech-savvy companies with technical leaders across WSP’s various business lines to strategically refine products, services and technologies. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, announced the selection of four technology firms – Bayotech, Bundle, DisasterTech and Sphera – to join Cohort 1 of the firm’s new Emerging Growth Partnership Program (EGPP). The focus of this first cohort is Climate, Resilience and Sus...
EarthCam 4D Brings Construction Digital Twins to Life
EarthCam 4D for Bentley Systems' SYNCHRO - compare high resolution photos against digital twins Monitor your planned construction against actual progress on-site with visibility of historical progress and insight into future schedule UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ – EarthCam, the leading provider of webcam technology and services, today introduced EarthCam 4D, empowering virtual design and construction (VDC) teams to overlay and synch live imagery with their digital twins. An intuitive time...
Water Treatment Innovator AqueoUS Vets ® Secures Growth Investment from Bain Capital Double Impact
Funding will Accelerate Implementation of Treatment Systems to Remove “Forever Chemicals” from the U.S. Water Infrastructure REDDING, Calif. and BOSTON – AqueoUS Vets ® (“AV” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of water treatment systems, today announced it secured a growth investment from Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investment strategy of Bain Capital. The support and resources of the Bain Capital platform will enable AV to expand its highly effic...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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