The facility has been designed to apply, to any bridge specimen that it accommodates ... A range of machines are used to test soils, masonry, concrete, timber, steel, plastics and composites of all ...

The Maryland Transportation Authority announced the approval of three contracts in the Key Bridge rebuild Wednesday.

The new bridge will be earthquake-ready, so crews are digging a 10-foot-wide, 125-foot-deep hole to see how concrete supports react during a simulated seismic event.