The use of prefabricated structural elements is an integral part of many accelerated bridge construction (ABC) efforts. The connection of these prefabricated elements to the rest of the structural ...

University researchers have unveiled a new concrete bridge bent system that they say reduces earthquake damage while speeding construction. The new rocking design uses octagonal, prefabricated, ...

The seven-storey building has a steel-frame structure enclosed with self-supporting facades of precast concrete column and spandrel units. On the southern side, the units are faced with Portland stone ...