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The American Galvanizers Association invites you to attend a 1-hour webinar on hot-dip galvanized steel and sustainable development.

Three-week online series offered in February/March will help build knowledge and resumes.

Update includes design standards for press-brake tub girders, updated buried bridge solutions, and new economical solutions for rolled beams.

AII will invest resources to accelerate the adoption of PBTG.

Forming process is a viable, efficient, economical solution to replacing aging bridges

Dr. Michael Barker explains why both steel and concrete should be considered for bridge projects.

Ontario Good Roads Association online event explored the benefits of steel for reliable, durable, and cost-effective infrastructure.

Here are 14 reasons why steel provides an economical and sustainable choice for the repair or replacement of bridges.

The knowledge base contains basic information and resources for the use of guardrails on bridge structures.  

Steel’s attributes, including its inherent durability and recyclability, make it vital to modern society.

TrueNorth Steel expedites the production of twin 120″ x 86′ long 5 x 1 galvanized culverts with two 30 degree skewed headwalls.

The 9’-0” x 3’-10½” single- radius steel structural plate arch was assembled by the contractor and installed in only two days.

County saves over $10,000 using galvanized steel beams over concrete box beams.

A 75-foot single span rolled beam bridge in Oregon improves habitat conditions for fish and wildlife by restoring natural stream hydrology.

Tables compare the weight of or rolled beam sections to plate girder sections.

A recent life-cycle cost analysis compares steel and concrete short-span bridges.

A design evaluation of two 80-foot simple short span steel bridges with cross-sections capable of carrying two traffic lanes.

The guideline is for use in the design and fabrication of steel bridges to ensure efficient and economical girder design and construction.

Take advantage of these free steel bridge virtual learning opportunities to advance your resume, academic pursuits, or career.

5 advantages of constructing steel truss bridges for both short and long span crossings.

Video presentation highlights several steel bridge projects that featured accelerated bridge design and construction.

The SSSBA now offers free customized in-person or vitual workshops for bridge owners and designers.

A 75 ft span x 15 ft rise buried steel bridge was constructed over a creek crossing in Alaska.

eSPAN140 is a interactive web-based tool to quickly develop cost-effective preliminary designs for short span steel bridges.

West Virginia Department of Highways constructs states first press-brake-formed steel tub girder bridge.

Chart provides a visual representation of the time to first maintenance for hot-dip galvanized steel.

Tool calculates atmospheric corrosion rates of zinc coatings using a corrosion database and five environmental parameters.

New features include projects assistance, find-a-supplier, and educational section for students and professionals.

Free 1-hour webinar on accelerated steel bridge construction.

Three-week online series runs from September 8-24, 2020.

This video provides an overview of simple and economical practices specific to girder fabrication.

This video provides an overview of simple and economical fabrication for framing system layouts.

This video provides a basic overview of fatigue theory and relevant specifications related to short-span steel bridges.

This video provides an introduction to the basics of limit state design and how engineers design and detail bridges.

eSPAN140 was updated in 2020 to include press-brake tub girder solutions and simplified buried bridge options.

Collection of 7-videos recorded from a webinar series hosted by the SSSBA on solutions for cost-effective steel bridges.

Research report on field evaluation that includes skew and superelevation.

Short span steel bridge design data sheets for use in Ohio.

An article highlighting press brake tub girders is published in a key bridge journal.

Seven volume research report on the development and testing of steel press brake formed tub girders.

The High Point Lane bridge in Missouri was built utilizing preliminary designs generated from eSPAN140.

Buried steel bridge is constructed with local crews in Buchanan County Iowa.

Weathering steel 32-foot span pedestrian bridge constucted to blend in with the environment.

Buchanan County Iowa receives IBRC grant to constuct a press brake tub girder bridge.

Contractor uses press brake tub girder for its ease of construction and short lead time (less than 8 weeks).

St. Clair County Michigan Uses Press Brake Tub Girders for ABC Project.

Report dispels the “myths” surrounding the use of steel in bridge construction.

Joel Hahm, Contech Engineered Solutions, provides an expert Q&A on buried bridges.

Report provides an assessment of the performance of the weathering steel bridges in West Virginia.

Report is to discuss the development of eSPAN140 and its associated design standards.

Steel sheet piles prevents scour from becoming a problem.

H-Piles beams are driven in the ground for deep foundation applications.

Precast piles are made of prestressed concrete that are driven into the ground by means of a diesel or hydraulic hammer.

T-WALL® is a gravity retaining wall system, consisting of modular precast concrete units and select backfill.

GRS consists of closely-spaced layers of geosynthetic reinforcement and compacted granular fill material for supporting bridge abutments on low-volume roads.

Integral abutment bridges are structures where the superstructure and substructure movetogether to accommodate the required translation and rotation.

Integral abutment bridges are structures where the superstructure and substructure movetogether to accommodate the required translation and rotation.

Precast concrete cap beams are the most common prefabricated elements in bridge substructures.

The press-brake-formed tub girder is a recently developed technology for short span bridge applications.

Missouri short span bridge study finds steel saved 25% over concrete.

Video of a modular bridge installation that took place for the replacement of a culvert in a California fish passage.

Muskingum County saved $51,000 by using repurposed beams.

Muskingum County used local crews to construct a steel bridge in 35-days.

The SSSBA offers many proven cost-effective and time-saving solutions to improve infrastructure.

The SSSBA offers many proven cost-effective and time-saving solutions to improve infrastructure.

eSPAN140 provides a proven, cost-effective engineering solution to update our nations infrastructure.

The Amish Sawmill Bridge in Iowa is the first steel press-brake-formed tub girder bridge in service in the United States.

Dr. Barker developed a database to determine and compare the life cycle costs of steel and concrete girder bridges.

Steel buried bridges are durable and resilient, with the ability to support very heavy loads.

The National Steel Bridge Alliance’s Steel Bridge Forums are full-day immersive seminars on current design and fabrication topics for steel bridges.

A new report showcases the development of press brake-formed tub girder bridges.

SPS is a structural material of two metal plates with a polyurethane elastomer core.

Orthotropic decks are composed of a steel plate that is covered by a shop-installed roadway surface.

Partial-depth concrete panels span between girders and act as stay-in-place forms for cast-in-place concrete.

Open grid decks can be described as small-scale steel framing systems used as a bridge deck.

Steel hybrid decks consist of an open grid deck and full depth precast deck panel.

Open grid decks can be described as small-scale steel framing systems used as a bridge deck.

Full depth precast deck slabs are one of the most common prefabricated deck systems.

Timber decks are primarily used on low-volume roadways, but the same design idea can be applied to larger-volume roads as well.

Muskingum County (Ohio) uses press brake tub girder bridge for accelerated bridge project.

Press Brake Formed Tub Girder (PBTG) provides cost-effective option for a County in Iowa.

Galvanized rolled steel beam beat out concrete by 2.5 percent in this Missouri DOT project.

The new Orr Road Bridge in Midland County, Michigan, is a press brake fabricated steel bridge.

The Cannelville Road Bridge in Ohio was completed ahead of schedule, and is expected to have a service life of more than 100 years.