PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural issues” ...

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MJ Engineering and Landscaping designed a 2002 bridge that failed during construction in Marcy SLINGERLANDS – When the new rail trail bridge in Slingerlands buckled and failed while being installed ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...

PROVIDENCE – Lawyers representing Rhode Island Wednesday said they expect to sue one or more companies who worked on the now defunct Interstate 195 westbound Washington Bridge as early as next month. ...

A Pittsburgh Regional Transit operator hurt when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed under his bus more than two years ago filed a detailed lawsuit Thursday against the City of Pittsburgh and three ...

The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last Tuesday is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from occurring in ...

Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...

Bridge inspections are time-consuming, inefficient and often subjective processes that rely heavily on human judgment, leading to overlooked or underestimated structural problems or damage. A new ...