In order to enhance the safety for the traveling public while also reducing the amount of animal strikes on U.S. 40, the Utah Department of Transportation decided that the best solution was the installation of a BridgeCor® Structural Plate. The new structure serves as a vehicular overpass and wildlife underpass.
During construction of a new terminal for Norwegian Cruises, aContinental® Pedestrian Trussbridge was needed to provide pedestrians with safe access from the new terminal to another existing building.
When My Locker expanded its production and office facility, an underground corrugated metal pipe (CMP) detention system was deemed the best fit for the project requirements.
One of the largest concerns municipalities have when sliplining an existing pipe structure is if the liner pipe will fit inside the host pipe. There are a myriad of potential host pipe problems which determine liner pipe clearance: misaligned joints, out of roundness, protruding laterals, long radius curves, elbows, or pipeline breaks/deflections. These unforeseen complications are what rob designers of their slumber, creating nightmares of contractors onsite with pipe which will not fit.
What's the Difference Between Detention and Retention?
Contech has published several blog posts that refer to corrugated metal pipe (CMP) for underground storage of stormwater. We were a bit surprised when some engineers challenged our use of the word detention. Two different engineers commented on LinkedIn that the proper term to use was retention, not detention. Based on these comments, we thought it would be a good idea to explore the meaning of these terms and how they are used to describe stormwater management activities.
In this episode of “ASCE Interchange,” Kristin Musulin, senior editor at Smart Cities Dive, discusses how the rise of shared mobility is reshaping cities, and the challenges civil engineers face in keeping up with this growing trend.