Articles from Bridge Design and Engineering (March 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A section of the East-West Highway in Nepal which was damaged by flooding of the Saptakoshi River eight months ago has now been reopened.		Brief article	55
A wing and a prayer: the danger that cable-stayed bridges can pose to the bird population has been very much in the news of late, most notably in its impact on plans for the Peace Bridge expansion project. Helena Russell investigates the issue of avian strikes.	Russell, Helena		2107
Access assured for Stonecutters Bridge.			414
Also published.		Brief article	43
Amey.		Brief article	43
Bangladesh's Khan Jahan Ali Bridge, which is also known as the Rupsha Bridge, was recently damaged following a severe collision with the MV Ostrich in thick fog.		Brief article	44
BC plans to replace Port Mann Bridge.			429
BCP has loaned US$142 million to Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil to allow it to take majority control of Lusoponte.		Brief article	66
Borge Johannes Ramboll.		Obituary	410
Bridges of the World--An Illustrated History.	Bentley, James	Book review	548
Castle curves.		Brief article	189
Closing the gap.		Brief article	267
Collapse halts construction of controversial Hampi bridge.			520
Combined powers: the latest version of RM Bridge is now fully integrated into Bentley's other infrastructure software.			611
Complex creativity: a new version of structures analysis software has been used for numerous bridges in Finland.			639
Consultant Maunsell Aecom has been appointed to undertake the design work for Bangladesh's Padma Bridge.		Brief article	212
Cutting congestion: construction of the Bandra Worli Sea Link across Mahim Bay in Mumbai is due to be completed this year.			1413
Diary.		Calendar	709
Fehmarn contracts set to be awarded.			493
Final stretch: a new road that was first proposed for Bari more than 30 years ago will soon be completed with its final link.	Caobianco, Francesco; Zanaica, Luca; Zanon, Roberto		1295
Fine adjustment: loads of up to 890t have been supported on high-capacity individual props that have been developed for a bearing replacement project at a busy London viaduct.			1414
Fjord forwards.		Brief article	291
Flood forecast.			687
Form and function: a new bridge over the Mondego River is being built on Portugal's A17 motorway.			651
Golden moment: a flexible formwork solution has been developed for Canada's Golden Ears Bridge.			568
Harmonisation in bridge design: designers in Europe are now obliged to work with Eurocodes; luckily much software has already been adapted.			694
ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering.		Book review	283
In early January, the Arteri Marunda Bridge in North Jakarta, Indonesia, had to be closed when a concrete column supporting the central span broke in two.		Brief article	60
In the public eye: webcams can offer fundamental benefits for engineering teams, as well as giving desk-bound bridge spotters some lunch-hour entertainment.	Russell, Helena		1325
Jet force: extensive repairs were required on a viaduct in Italy.			871
Larsa offers new steel plate module.			525
Latest version offers top productivity.			325
Lightweight shoring.		Brief article	271
Luling cable replacement ready to go.			523
New arch fills a gap for Slovenia.		Brief article	228
New FEA interface to aid all designers.			548
New features added to target Eurocode safety factors.			564
New wave may prove too dear for Portland.			656
Octagonal piers formed with ease.			514
Parapet.	Russell, Helena		331
Parsons Brinckerhoff has been awarded an on-call contract to provide engineering consultant services for Osceola County, Florida.		Brief article	34
Piece by piece: a fast and inexpensive erection procedure was used for the construction of a new arch bridge in Kazakhstan.			757
Pitt progress: final completion of the Pitt River Bridge in Canada is scheduled to take place at the end of this year. Daniel Tassin and Christopher Hall report on progress so far.	Tassin, Daniel; Hall, Christopher		2791
Principles to the fore: use of the Eurocodes in bridge design will lead to a greater use of finite element analysis for certain types of structures.			907
Protection of historic bridges tops the agenda at French round table meeting.	DeLony, Eric		863
Raising the game: synchronised lifting played an important part in raising a wooden bridge without inducing additional stress in the structure.			956
Safe and rapid work for truss bridge.			327
Saigon sight: construction of a new cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam is set for completion in October this year. Iain Hubert reports on progress so far.	Hubert, Iain	Cover story	2208
Seven by four: space constraints and logistical challenges faced the engineers working on replacement of interstate bridges in Utah.			959
Smooth steel: modern techniques for bending steel tubes enabled a new footbridge in Scotland to be fabricated with relative ease.			915
Stretching a point: specialist gantries designed for erecting bridge decks can also be adapted to carry out other tasks.	Pitacco, Marco		1521
The article about the Forth Road Bridge in the last issue of Bridge design & engineering stated that the dehumidification work was due to finish in October 2008.		Correction notice	43
The murky underside.			475
Train of thought: precast beams have been used to build the viaduct for an extension to Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system.			1250
Transport Scotland is holding an industry briefing about the new Forth Replacement Crossing in Edinburgh next month (March).		Brief article	189
Turning the traffic: a serious accident on a major arterial road in the USA set tough challenge for the engineering team involved.			850
Underbridge inspection units are delivered to Russia and Canada.			536
Vietnam inaugurated the Rach Mieu Bridge over the Tien River at the end of last month (January).		Brief article	86
Wise move for South African rail team.			317