This project explores new structural forms, new deployment techniques, and the potential benefits of adding "smart features" to the bridge such as sensors and actuators. The project leader, George ...

Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, which recently collapsed, is an arch bridge—not a suspension bridge as described by President ...

Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...