TxDOT says no delays will occur after bridge column fire OSHA is investigating You may have seen a video sent in by KENS 5 viewers of a bridge column lit up like an Olympic torch. The fire happened Thursday afternoon at 1604 and I-10, which has been a staple of San Antonio ... 11/15/2024 - 9:08 am | View Link
Lesson Designing Bridges Students learn about the types of possible loads, how to calculate ultimate load combinations, and investigate the different sizes for the beams (girders) and columns (piers) of simple bridge design. Additionally, they learn the steps that engineers use to design bridges. 11/23/2024 - 8:17 am | View Website
Bridge Columns, Columns & Columns Many are already familiar with his line of bridge books and courses: Here, you can find a collection of excellent articles, tips and columns hosted on his official website. The New York Times is one of the top publications in the world, and their bridge column has hosted many great bridge writers. 11/22/2024 - 5:58 pm | View Website
TABLE OF CONTENTS Columns are structural elements that support the superstructure, transfer vertical loads from superstructure to foundation, and resist the lateral loads acting on the bridge due to seismic and various service loads. 11/22/2024 - 2:09 pm | View Website
CHAPTER 16 Substructure Design The Steel Bridge Design Handbook covers a full range of topics and design examples to provide bridge engineers with the information needed to make knowledgeable decisions regarding the selection, design, 11/22/2024 - 5:33 am | View Website
Breaking Down Essential Parts of a Bridge Structure [Term Guide] Bridges have gotten much more complicated since then. That’s why we’ve compiled this glossary of 20 of the most common structural components used on bridges. Abutment: Abutments are the elements at the ends of a bridge, which provide support for it. 11/21/2024 - 11:21 pm | View Website
As befitting its name, the American Cinematheque keeps the art form of film running in theaters. The non-profit, founded in 1984, showcases 1,500 films a year, programming year-round at three Los Angeles theaters (the Aero, the Egyptian and the Los Feliz 3), and its annual awards show helps raise money to keep those films in […]
Netflix is unveiling “Fresh Perspective: Short Films,” a collection of 12 shorts from up-and-coming filmmakers in the U. S. and Canada who have been supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. Through strategic partnerships with Gold House and Tribeca Studios, the Latino Film Institute (LFI), the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and WIA […]
In mid-October, “Fauda” producer Liat Benasuly fired off an email to a group of nearly 100 people who had recently converged at former Paramount chief Sherry Lansing’s Los Angeles home. Attendees included “The Big Bang Theory” star Mayim Bialik and singer Montana Tucker, and the topic at hand was one rarely discussed outside of similar […]
Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) has picked up remake rights to Arnaud Lemort’s French family comedy “Family Therapy” (“Jamais sans mon psy”) from Newen Connect. Under the deal, SPIP will develop localized versions of the French movie around the world, excluding China and France. Produced by Mathieu Verhaeghe and Thomas Verhaeghe at Atelier de Production, […]
Keira Knightley’s life changed forever in 2003 when the the back-to-back releases of Disney’s blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and Richard Curtis’ Christmas romance “Love Actually” turned her into a global star practically overnight. The actor was 17 years old when she shot these movies and 18 when they […]
50 Cent, the Grammy-winning rapper and star of such high-octane films as “Setup” and “Freelancers,” is curating his own action channel on Roku. In partnership with Lionsgate, the free, ad-supported channel will launch Dec. 10 on The Roku Channel. It will feature 50 Cent’s personal favorite films and TV series drawn from Lionsgate’s library of […]