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In This Issue
https://deldot.gov/Programs/BridgeDesignComp/index.shtml/
The Perspective article on page 5 highlights the success
of the Delaware Bridge Design Competition, which is
made possible by the support of Delaware Department of
Transportation volunteers, partnering consultant volunteers,
and educators. The goal of the competition is to teach
science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to
students. The website at this link provides details about the
competition.
https://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2024Winter/Project-FirstUSBridgeWith100PercentUHPCSuperstructure.pdf
One of the authors of the Concrete Bridge Technology article
about ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) on page
32, Dr. Sherif El-Tawil, also coauthored “First U.S. Bridge
with a 100% UHPC Superstructure: A Small Bridge with Big
Implications,” a Project article in the Winter 2024 issue of
ASPIRE®. That article, which is available at this link, discusses a
superstructure made of an open-recipe (nonproprietary) type
of UHPC.
https://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2022Summer/County-ClareCountyRoadCommision.pdf
This is a link to a Concrete Bridge Technology article in the
Summer 2022 issue of ASPIRE titled “Clare County Road
Commission Seeks Higher Performance at Lower Cost with
Open-Recipe UHPC Formula.” Some of the authors of the
Concrete Bridge Technology article on UHPC on page 32 of
this issue were also involved in the Clare County project.
https://acmanet.org/
This is the link to the website of the American Composite
Manufacturers Association (ACMA). ACMA is a new member
of the National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC) and a focus
of the NCBC Member Spotlight article on page 42.
https://www.stainlessrebarassociation.org/
This is a link to the website of the Stainless Steel Interest
Group (SSIG) of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. SSIG
is a new member of the NCBC and a subject of the NCBC
Member Spotlight article on page 42.
https://www.nps.gov/samo/learn/nature/pumapage.htm
This is a link to a National Park Service (NPS) web page
about the mountain lions that live in the urban landscape
of Los Angeles, Calif. NPS research on these mountain lions
has informed the design of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife
Crossing, which is the subject of a Project article on page 16.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139001
The Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 32 reports
on recent research investigating the substitution of natural
sand for quartz sand in ultra-high-performance concrete
(UHPC) mixtures. This is a link to a journal article about the
performance of UHPC prepared with manufactured sand.
https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/wildlife-crossings
This is a link to a web page for the Federal Highway
Administration’s Wildlife Crossings Program, which offers
funding and resources for wildlife crossing projects. Two
wildlife crossing projects in California are the subjects of
Project articles on pages 16 and 22.
https://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2026Winter/ProfessorsPerspective.pdf
To supplement the Perspective on page 8, additional
information about teaching bridge design-related skills to
students can be found in the Winter 2026 issue of ASPIRE
at this link. The author, Dr. George Okere of the University
of Cincinnati, explains the value of teaching students in
construction-related programs to read and interpret
construction specifications and drawings so they are
adequately prepared for industry careers.
https://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2019Summer/AProfessorsPerspective.pdf
Dr. Richard Miller, the author of this issue’s Perspective on
page 8, also makes the case for improving the way that
engineering is taught in the Summer 2019 issue of ASPIRE.
In the 2019 article which is available at this link, Dr. Miller
argues that engineering should be taught holistically, in the
same manner that baseball is taught.
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