LTU, MDOT call carbon fiber bridge test a smashing success
SOUTHFIELD—First there were a couple of cracks and pops, as hydraulic presses bore down with titanic force on a 41-foot-long section of test bridge. Then, a few ominous bangs. Finally, the test bridge collapsed with a resounding kaboom, sending small shards of concrete around Lawrence Technological University’s Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR). Nevertheless, Nabil […]
Bridges That Last a Century Will be Big Stuff
Compared to giant structures like the Mackinac Bridge, the bridge carrying I-75 over the Sexton and Kilfoil Drain in Allen Park wouldn’t seem to be all that impressive. But appearances can be deceiving. It’s what’s inside the bridge–or more precisely, what’s inside its reinforced pres tressed bulb-T sections—that really counts. Because what’s inside them isn’t […]
Nabil Grace, LTU – Building Better Bridges
Discussions about our failing infrastructure seem to dominate the nightly news. Nabil Grace, a structural engineer at Lawrence Technological University, is one of the people working on solutions to this important issue. Listen as Lynn Pasquerella interviews Nabil Grace for The Academic Minute. Listen Now
Lawrence Tech To Study Alternative Bridge Design For Five States
SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University has been awarded a three-year, $349,000 contract to evaluate alternative materials and a new approach to building highway bridges for the state transportation departments of Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, in addition to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which is the lead agency for the project. The study will test […]
