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Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Re-engineering the Bay Bridge: Built Quake Tough Engineers knew that returning the bridge to its pre-earthquake state wouldn't be enough. They needed to come up with a solution that could withstand some of the worst that California's fault zones are capable of dishing out.   |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2007
Alex Hutchinson |
Post-Minneapolis, Engineers Go Gonzo to Bombproof U.S. Bridges Paintball, Nanotechnology and Molecular Band-Aids may sound like a science fair, but these are the gizmos that could prevent terrorists from knocking out your city. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Erin McCarthy |
New Minn. Bridge Plans Arise as Bad Plates Fingered in Collapse New construction on St. Anthony Falls Bridge will make it one of the safest in the country. |
Popular Mechanics
October 29, 2009
Jeff Wise |
Engineers Cite Vibrations, Wind in Bay Bridge Failure Engineers working on San Francisco's ill-starred Bay Bridge have fingered a culprit in the repair job that went awry Tuesday evening |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009 |
Structural Engineer: This Is My Job Chris Higgins has destroyed more bridges than any flood or earthquake. And he gets paid to do it. |
Popular Mechanics
September 30, 2008
Erik Sofge |
5 Engineering Lessons From the New, Reopened Minnesota Bridge The St. Anthony Falls Bridge reopened months ahead of schedule. Read why the new bridge should set an example for urban planners everywhere. |
Popular Mechanics
July 15, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
Designing a (Wooden) Earthquake-Proof Home On July 14, all eyes in Japan's Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center turned to the seven-story wood condominium in the center of an enormous room. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
CIO
September 1, 2005
Allan Holmes |
What's Shakin'? A service launched by the U.S. Geological Survey provides companies with real-time earthquake data that they can use to make disaster recovery decisions more quickly and corral the costs of future earthquake damage. |
Insurance & Technology
April 5, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Recent Natural Catastrophes Should Alert U.S. Insurers to Dangers Experience with seismic events mitigated the human and property toll of the February Chile earthquake -- lessons that should inform insurers' planning in parts of the U.S. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Prachi Patel |
Despite Stimulus Money, Most U.S. Bridges Might Stay Dumb Sensors are starting to prove themselves in the biggest, most complex bridges, but the technology isn't ready for the hundreds of thousands of smaller ones |
Wired
January 2005
David Goldenberg |
Spanning the Globe Over the next century, engineers hope to connect five continents with bridges (sorry, Australia and Antarctica). Plans are under way to link Alaska and Russia, Spain and Morocco, India and Sri Lanka. |
Popular Mechanics
November 3, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
The World's 18 Strangest Bridges: Gallery Unique innovations are found all over the world in local bridge designs. |
Wired
January 19, 2009
Candice Chan |
Thwarting Disaster: Bridges That Can Withstand Anything Three new approaches to building infrastructures that can handle extreme temperatures, high winds, and earthquakes. |
Popular Mechanics
May 13, 2008
Erik Sofge |
3 Frontiers in Earthquake Tech to Aid China--and Help the U.S. Can a network of GPS sensors store enough data online to scout the Bay Area's looming quake? And could the rig work in the Chinese countryside? |
Popular Mechanics
April 16, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Building Smarter Bridges, Thinking Beyond Hybrids and Flying With Gadgets: Podcast High-tech solutions for the next generation of bridges... A plug-in car with an onboard micro-generator... In-flight Wi-Fi... A parachute tester who puts Point Break to shame... |
Geotimes
June 2004
Megan Sever |
Midwest Shaking An earthquake rattled northwestern Illinois and points across the Midwest this morning Monday, June 28 at about 1:10 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Mark Zoback |
Earthquake Prediction and the Developing World The toll from the Iranian earthquake in December -- at least 30,000 dead and an estimated 40,000 homeless in just a few seconds -- is difficult to comprehend. Unfortunately, we can predict with reasonable certainty that sometime in the next few years, in a country with buildings unprepared to withstand disaster, a catastrophic quake will happen again |
Geotimes
August 2003
Megan Sever |
Greek Islands blasted with strong quakes Around 8:15 a.m. local time, the Greek island Lefkada began shaking and continued all day, with at least five earthquakes registering between magnitudes 4.3 and 6.3 on the Richter scale. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2, 2007
Stephen Flynn |
Minn. Bridge Collapse Reveals Brittle America: Expert Op-Ed Yesterday's tragedy makes it clear that the U.S. has been squandering its infrastructure legacy by turning a reckless blind eye to critical upgrades. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Susan Hough |
Sizing up Earthquake Damage: Differing Points of View Journalists and scientists may share interest in catastrophic events, but they have very different missions. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
David Lee Smith |
A Buying Opportunity Is Born at Chicago Bridge With a big charge out of the way, engineering and construction services company Chicago Bridge & Iron looks good again. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Cabanatuan & Berton |
Bay Bridge Closed After Repair Falls Apart Three pieces of an emergency repair to the Bay Bridge's cantilever section made over Labor Day weekend snapped and crashed onto the upper deck of the span late Tuesday afternoon. |
PC World
February 28, 2001
Stuart J. Johnston |
Seattle Quake Doesn't Rattle High-Tech Firms Monitors fell, techies shook, and Starbucks spilled--but business as usual is resuming. |
Scientific American
January 2006
David Appell |
Easing Jitters When Buildings Rumble After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job. |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Dubai's Mile-Long Super Bridge Set for March Construction Leave it to Dubai to build a bridge way harder, faster and stronger. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Steven Cass |
Learning From Failure In his latest engaging and readable book, Success Through Failure, design guru Henry Petroski analyzes the cycle of mechanical failures and other flaws in the things around us to show that the old truism "nothing succeeds like success" is in fact a recipe for doom. |
Entrepreneur
August 2004
Amanda C. Kooser |
Out in the Cold? If Wi-Fi "cold spots" are leaving you in the lurch, try these solutions. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Jared Cummans |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: iShares DJ Transportation Average Fund Disaster in Japan may weigh on this fund. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Erik Sofge |
Rebuilding America Special Report: How to Fix U.S. Infrastructure American infrastructure is in trouble, from collapsed bridges to leaking dams. Here are some fresh ideas, smart engineering and new technology that can be used to fix it. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Grover & Palmeri |
The Day California Cracks Budget crises have left the state ill prepared for a big quake. The good news is, with the feds scaling back, communities are finding ways to fend for themselves. |
Geotimes
February 2004 |
Earthquake rocks Morocco At 2:27 a.m. local time today, a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck the northern coast of Morocco. Preliminary reports suggest at least 300 people have died and many more have been injured, according to the Associated Press. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
How To: Burn Bridges We all know how to burn a bridge with reckless abandon. What we may not know is how to sever our ties without third-degree burns. |
Popular Mechanics
July 30, 2008
Erik Sofge |
L.A. Quake Was Minor, but Is America Ready for the Big One? The quake preparedness of Los Angeles was put to the test yesterday, but only barely. |
Science News
November 10, 2001 |
TimeLine: November 7, 1931 Hudson River bridge rivaled for fame by new arches... New device lessens danger from treatment with X-rays... Floodlights to illuminate Washington Monument... |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005 |
In Progress: Bridge Pointe Corporate Centre III Developer: Equity Office Properties Trust... Location: San Diego, Calif... Cost: $36 million... etc. |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Aston & Arndt |
If The Levees Fail In California... Officials are relying on a groundbreaking threat-assessment model devised by a team of 300 top scientists and engineers organized after Hurricane Katrina. |
Real Travel Adventures
August 2007
Carol White |
Redding's Not-So-Hidden Jewel The Sundial pedestrian bridge connects the two sections of Turtle Bay Exploration Park with grace and splendor. |
Geotimes
July 2004
Jay Chapman |
Earthquake Rattles Tibet Early Monday morning, an earthquake shook the sparsely populated Gangdise Mountains in Tibet. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Margaret Rhodes |
World Engineers' Convention Here, a look at three structures that bridge the gap between sleek and sustainable. |
Popular Mechanics
October 19, 2007
Stephen Flynn |
5 Disasters Coming Soon If We Don't Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the author called on Congress to stop turning a blind eye to our crumbling public foundations. Here he reports on more cracks in American hardware that urgently need attention. |
Popular Mechanics
December 8, 2009
Erik Sofge |
The Top 5 Engineering Projects of 2009 These projects involved tunnels, bridges, earthquake proofing, and environmental enhancements. |
Insurance & Technology
January 13, 2010 |
Haiti Quake Caused by Caribbean Fault Earthquakes don't occur as often in the Caribbean as they do on land but the quake that hit Haiti Tuesday was not unprecedented, scientists say. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Indonesian Quake Linked to Volcanic Activity? A powerful earthquake rocked through Indonesia's district of Bantul early Saturday morning, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. The quake could spell trouble for nearby Mount Merapi volcano, now on high alert for eruption. |
Science News
September 23, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Euler's Bridges A well-known puzzle about bridges led to a pioneering paper in mathematical theory and topology. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
Revisiting the 1995 Kobe Earthquake Just 16 years ago, Japan dealt with a tragic earthquake that caused mass casualties and crippled the economy. What can we learn from the country's response back then? |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Shaken to the Core The economic impact of the disaster in Japan is far reaching. |
