HOUSTON – (Jan. 18, 2022) – Steel-reinforced concrete columns that support many of the world’s bridges are designed to withstand earthquakes, but always require inspection and often repair once the ...

UNDER the usual applications of column theory the theoretical values for loads at failure are dependent on the elasticity of the material of which the column is made, and it is assumed in this theory ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Bridges are a main component of the transportation infrastructure as we know it today.

Civil engineers develop a computational modeling strategy to help plan effective repairs to damaged reinforced concrete columns. Steel-reinforced concrete columns that support many of the world's ...