Delivering Value with Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I) across the Bridge Lifecycle
Gordon Moore, who was one of the co-founders of Intel noted in the mid-1960s that computers double in their capacity and their speed per unit cost about every two years. (source) As bridge engineers, we have an extraordinary amount of computing power available to us. How do we leverage this computing power for efficiency to […]
California’s First Major Cable-Stayed Bridge for Vehicles: The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
The monthly technical luncheon from the ASCE Capital Branch for November 2020 featured a presentation from the Design Review Manager for the $1.47B Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach, California. This bridge has recently opened to vehicular traffic which signifies a major milestone in this historic bridge project in the state of California. […]