(A release from Purdue University) A civil engineer at Purdue University is taking advantage of the demolition of a bridge spanning the Ohio River to learn more about how bridges collapse in efforts to reduce the annual cost of inspecting large spans. "There is a whole family of bridges called fracture-critical," said ...

An ongoing debate about Infrastructure programs is closely tied to the health of the construction industry. In this report, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell lays out one vision for the future. http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/12/09/how-would-a-national-infrastructure-bank-work-an-interview-with-pa-gov-ed-rendell/