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In the September issue of Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure, we will be highlighting ongoing research that will advance the bridge and road industry. Please connect us with people engaged in research such as product and material testing, or evaluation of design or analysis methodology, safety, financing, or other pertinent investigations. To nominate a group or individual, or create a submission, please email Associate Editor Solomon Lieberman, slieberman@stagnitomedia.com. Provide contact information for the researcher and a brief description about the nature of the research.
"If the U.S. is to have any hope of getting its economic act together over the next few years, there will have to be a much greater focus on putting people back to work. Rebuilding the infrastructure is the place to start," writes New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert on May 26, in response to the prospect of a national infrastructure development bank that would dedicate public and private money to essential infrastructure projects. Such a bank was proposed Wednesday, May 20, by Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). According to a report by Isaiah J. Poole with Campaign for America's Future, the bank would “provide financing for projects that have regional or national impact, such as high-speed rail, interstate highways or major water projects.” Poole added that the bank would receive a meager yearly allotment of $5 billion, but it would also have access to capital from the U.S. Treasury.
» Now available online — the premiere issue of REBUILDING AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE. Click the 'MAGAZINE' tab to view the issue. Or start here, with our lead story: "A new era both in philosophy and practice began this year, and it couldn’t have come at a more complicated time, as the energies of engineers and transportation professionals are focused already on reconciling the push of new technologies and social issues with the pull of engrained techniques built on historic foundations..."
Featured by Infrastructurist.com (an excellent resource), this excerpt from the DIY Network highlights "delicate surgery" performed on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The excerpt shows underwater concrete-pouring, and what The Infrastructurist finds most interesting: "how the damaged pilings are turned into a giant low-power battery to stave off further corrosion."
