Download PDF Transportation Infrastructure June 1, 2008 Volume 38 Issue 2 Transportation Infrastructure issue of The Bridge, Volume 38, Number 2, Summer 2008 Articles In This Issue Infrastructure and Transportation: Our Nation at a Crossroads (Editorial) Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorGeorge Bugliarello Editor’s Note From the very beginning of our history, infrastructure has been a foundation of growth and prosperity for our country, and it has become increasingly important as we continue to expand economically and demographically. Today, however, much of that foundation is inadequate in ... Highway Design and Construction: The Innovation Challenge Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorRobert E. Skinner Jr. Innovations and advances in research are changing the way highways are built in America. The Egyptians were pouring concrete in 2500 BC, and the Romans used it to construct the Pantheon and the Colosseum. By the mid-1800s, Europeans were building bridges with concrete, and the first ... Intelligent Transportation Systems in a Real-Time, Customer-Oriented Society Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorJoseph M. Sussman Intelligent transportation systems will change the way we think about surface transportation. We live in a “real-time, customer-oriented” society. Since the advent of the Internet and the availability of computational and communications capabilities to large segments of the ... The Safety of Bridges Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorTheodore V. Galambos Bridges are part of a city’s transportation system, but also part of its distinctive architectural and aesthetic landscape. At approximately 6:00 p.m. on August 1, 2007, the bridge carrying Interstate Highway I35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, plunging rush-hour ... The Freight Railroad Renaissance Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorJohn M. Samuels America’s freight railroad system is the envy of the world. When I mention freight railroads, most people think of steam engines and passenger trains rather than freight trains, and considering Americans’ love for passenger trains over the years, this is not surprising. Since the ... Technological Advances in Maritime Transportation Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorKeith Michel and Peter Noble The maritime commercial shipping industry has achieved an extremely high level of efficiency. More than 90 percent of world trade is moved by the maritime commercial shipping industry. Subject to free market forces, this industry has achieved a high level of efficiency, which has contributed to ... Building the Next Generation of Airport Systems Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorRichard de Neufville Dealing with uncertainties will require a systems perspective and a paradigm shift in airport development. Airports worldwide are struggling to keep up with demand, and many major cities are making do with collections of more or less inadequate and obsolete runways and passenger buildings. Most ...
Infrastructure and Transportation: Our Nation at a Crossroads (Editorial) Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorGeorge Bugliarello Editor’s Note From the very beginning of our history, infrastructure has been a foundation of growth and prosperity for our country, and it has become increasingly important as we continue to expand economically and demographically. Today, however, much of that foundation is inadequate in ...
Highway Design and Construction: The Innovation Challenge Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorRobert E. Skinner Jr. Innovations and advances in research are changing the way highways are built in America. The Egyptians were pouring concrete in 2500 BC, and the Romans used it to construct the Pantheon and the Colosseum. By the mid-1800s, Europeans were building bridges with concrete, and the first ...
Intelligent Transportation Systems in a Real-Time, Customer-Oriented Society Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorJoseph M. Sussman Intelligent transportation systems will change the way we think about surface transportation. We live in a “real-time, customer-oriented” society. Since the advent of the Internet and the availability of computational and communications capabilities to large segments of the ...
The Safety of Bridges Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorTheodore V. Galambos Bridges are part of a city’s transportation system, but also part of its distinctive architectural and aesthetic landscape. At approximately 6:00 p.m. on August 1, 2007, the bridge carrying Interstate Highway I35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, plunging rush-hour ...
The Freight Railroad Renaissance Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorJohn M. Samuels America’s freight railroad system is the envy of the world. When I mention freight railroads, most people think of steam engines and passenger trains rather than freight trains, and considering Americans’ love for passenger trains over the years, this is not surprising. Since the ...
Technological Advances in Maritime Transportation Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorKeith Michel and Peter Noble The maritime commercial shipping industry has achieved an extremely high level of efficiency. More than 90 percent of world trade is moved by the maritime commercial shipping industry. Subject to free market forces, this industry has achieved a high level of efficiency, which has contributed to ...
Building the Next Generation of Airport Systems Sunday, June 1, 2008 AuthorRichard de Neufville Dealing with uncertainties will require a systems perspective and a paradigm shift in airport development. Airports worldwide are struggling to keep up with demand, and many major cities are making do with collections of more or less inadequate and obsolete runways and passenger buildings. Most ...