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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor in Indiana. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates powers about ...
Purdue University material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic ...
Donated by: CSX Transportation – Originally on the Pennsylvania Railroad Original Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near 30th street station Year Built: 1903 Donated to SBRITE: July 2015 Structure ...
Donated by: Iowa Department of Transportation Original Location: Over I-80 in the state of Iowa Emergency Repair: Repair strategies developed in the research for Iowa DOT Removal from Service: Removed ...
Donated by: Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Original Location: Carried County Road 500N over Mississinewa River northwest of Marion, Indiana Year Built: 1972 Replaced: 2017 Donated to ...
The UAS Obstacle Course was designed as part of TPF-3(387) to evaluate the capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for structural inspection, particularly for bridges. This unique resource ...
Donated by: Norfolk Southern Railroad Original Location: Rockfield, Indiana Year Built: Unknown by Norfolk & Western RY. Co. but likely before 1920. Year Rebuilt: 1969 by Wabash Railroad Company (Span ...
Donated by: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)& Lunda Construction Original Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Year Built: 1968 Year of Fracture: 1975, girder fracture Replaced: 2014, due to ...
Donated by: Tennessee Valley Authority Original Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama Year Built: 1925 Demolished in 2012 Donated to SBRITE: June 2012 Structure Type: Bascule Bridge Total Bridge Length ...
Donated by: BNSF Railway (formerly on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) Original Location: Burlington, Iowa and Gulf Port, Illinois over the Mississippi River Year Built: 1893 (Opened to ...
A portion of the Third Street pedestrian corridor located north of Windsor Hall will be closed on Monday (June 2) to facilitate crane work. The closure is only expected to last a day.
Donated by: Ames Construction in cooperation with Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Original Location: Over Mississippi River between La Crosse, WI, and Dresbach, MN Opened in: October ...