The can opener. Engineering to solve human fallibility. (Spoiler: It didn’t totally work.)
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How bridge engineers design against ship collisions
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Norwegian bridge collapsed ten years after it was built – all because designers focused too much on making it look good
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Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse explained
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The world’s longest suspension bridge is history in the making. After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland.
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Why some roadways are made of styrofoam
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Wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday – a similar nearby bridge, also made of glued laminated timber, collapsed in 2016
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Turkey has built the longest suspension bridge in the world
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What really happened at the Hernando de Soto bridge?
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Can bacteria help us prevent salt damage to concrete roads and bridges?
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China to open mega-bridge and tunnel: Thirty-four miles across the water
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Genoa Bridge collapse: The road to tragedy
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The engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed forty-three people warned of its corrosion risk thirty-nine years ago
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Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills thirty-five
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'Dozens dead' in Italian bridge collapse
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