Long-span bridges are key to smooth, high-capacity transit—and smarter design is making them stronger than ever.

Bridge abutment piles in lateral spreading zones experience "back-rotation" due to superstructure restraint, challenging conventional design

Pile depth-of-fixity: A critical yet misunderstood concept in deep foundation design. Structural and geotechnical engineers must align on it

Dive into bridge design and seismic soil-structure interaction in our biweekly series. Explore pile analysis and performance based design.

Dive into seismic bridge design with our two-part webinar series on Pushover Analysis. Learn from experts from Spannovation and SOFiSTiK.

Center-span girder segment lifting and erection using a stiffening truss with a 400 ton crane for the new Athabasca River Bridge.

We perform structural checks on out-of-province supplier equipment to ensure compliance with project and WCB standards.

Pushing systems in incremental bridge launching: hydraulic jacks, rams, winches, and cranes, each with unique pros and cons.

The launch nose reduces bending moments during bridge girder launches, ensuring smooth transitions and structural integrity.

The launch bed is essential for assembling and moving steel girder segments during bridge construction, tailored to project-specific needs.

This post outlines staging analysis for incremental launching, covering launch stages, FEM creation, and results in the erection manual.

Planning an Incremental Launch: key steps for efficient, safe, and cost-effective bridge construction using the Incremental Launching Method

The Incremental Launching Method a technique used to erect bridge girders. It's suitable for challenging terrains with difficult access.

The final selection of a crane is a collaborative process requiring accurate loads, placement, boom length and checks, and load charts.

Discover how we lowered a century-old truss bridge onto its permanent bearings while ensuring structural safety in an orchestrated jack-down

The St. Andrews Lock and Dam Bridge rehabilitation project reached a milestone with a successful jacking-up to lift Truss Span 1 at Pier 1.

The Strathcona Footbridge, had its structural steel recently erected. The complex process involved cranes, trucks, and meticulous planning.

The detailed design phase for jacking an old truss bridge involved creating a 3D model for analysis and design of the blocking assembly.

Discover the conceptual design process used for jacking operations to replace the bearings on a century-old truss bridge.

The blog series describes a 600-ton jacking process for replacement of expansion bearings for Truss span 1.