Bridge Alternatives Analysis: via Artificial Intelligence
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Can AI prepare a conceptual design of a bridge? Read More
The Connecticut River Mainline Bridge 47.90 is a single track masonry arch bridge constructed in 1848 in Northfield, MA that was starting to show accelerated deterioration of the arch during regular... Read More
Silo structures are some of the most critical pieces of equipment in industrial facilities, and they are heavily used all around the world. Unfortunately, training in undergraduate program level as... Read More
The Crescent Street Over Millers River Bridge in the town of Athol is under the jurisdiction of MassDOT, and it is nestled within feet of the L.S. Starrett Company manufacturing facilities at all four... Read More
Spanning more than 36 acres across three adjacent parcels, the Dorchester Bay City project will be a catalyst for the community transformation, with a nearly six-million-square-foot resilient hub of... Read More
It is no secret to transportation design professionals that city streets can be some of the most challenging spaces to reconstruct. Settlers of Greater Boston did not build streets with the intention... Read More
The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, a 2023 ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Silver Award winning project, provides safe walking and bicycling transportation facilities into a commercial area. Fuss & O'Neill... Read More
The town of Great Barrington was faced with a substantial challenge: one of its main bridges, the Division Street Bridge, connecting two state routes, had to be shut down due to deterioration and safety... Read More
The award-winning Coonamessett River Restoration and John Parker Road Bridge project rejuvenated 50 acres of a degraded conservation land in Falmouth, MA. Today, the once heavily-degraded stream and... Read More
The increasing frequency and intensity of coastal storms and accelerating sea level rise are resulting in greater coastal flood-related risks to waterfront facilities and structures in New England.... Read More
In 2020, Colby College opened the doors of their new state-of-the-art Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The 354,000ft2 building transcends conventional athletics and recreation center design,... Read More
Winooski's Main Street Revitalization project wholly reimagines a 4,000-foot corridor, remaking an outdated roadway into a vibrant public space. Complex utility engineering efforts led by VHB will be... Read More
Everyone has either been involved in a project where unexpected utilities wreak havoc on the site, or at the very least has heard such war stories. The impact of these unexpected utilities can be tremendous... Read More
It takes more effort, creativity, and money to build a modern office that is not only a great place for 360 employees to serve the Commonwealth, but also powers itself using solar energy. It also takes... Read More
As the gateway to one of the United States’ most important hubs of innovation and education, Boston’s Logan International Airport is one of the nation’s busiest and most critical airports. To ensure... Read More
It is not news that our society is booming with technological advancements, and we are all constantly trying to keep up with emerging technologies. These advancements also apply to our engineering field.... Read More
The article provides a quick summary of upcoming changes that are occurring in Massachusetts in relation to PFAS testing and remediation and potential water supply expansion in various communities. Read More
Late MIT professor Peter S. Eagleson (1928-2021) is widely recognized as one of the founders of modern hydrologic science. Eagleson is remembered for creating an enduring, interdisciplinary paradigm... Read More
Successful life cycle management of bridges is heavily dependent on gathering high quality inspection data for engineers to make good decisions on maintenance, repairs or replacement. The creation of... Read More
Model-Based Design (MBD) is significantly different than just using a model to accelerate production plans. The transfer of engineering intent from the spreadsheet to the model is what marks the distinction... Read More
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