摘要: |
In the U.S., there is a need to modernize structural steel bridge fabrication and erection technologies and upgrade fabrication shops. Recognizing the benefits that could result from an examination of international practices, a team of steel bridge experts, representing various U.S. federal agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector, visited leading steel fabrication facilities in Japan, Italy, Germany, and the U.K. This article reports on several practices identified by the team that may have current or future value to transportation agencies, and includes recommendations for implementation. |