Special Projects
Creating advanced vessel collision designs in response to a major bridge collapse.
Developing sophisticated bridge security features to conform to post-9/11 standards.
Clients present us with unique challenges, and Modjeski and Masters responds with the solution. While bridge and highway engineering is our hallmark, we’re able to adapt our structural, mechanical, electrical and materials expertise to provide what the situation demands. In many cases, the work we do creates the blueprint for the rest of the industry to follow.
Asset Management
The potential for “what if” scenarios are an owner’s reality for the long-term maintenance of any sizable asset. M&M has experience developing Asset Management Plans for our clients to assist with the identification of life cycle decisions and assure that capital plan goals are fulfilled. Using our vast bridge experience, we work with our clients to make sure that the decision-making process is optimized to provide a cost-effective, long-term “blueprint” for continued bridge service. Our clients trust us with their assets because of our integrity and belief in doing the right thing. And this is what enables us to help our clients maintain the long term performance of their bridge assets.
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Since September 11, 2001, mass transit systems and infrastructure world-wide have become potential targets for acts of terrorism and extreme violence. We understand that the single highest priority of any transportation agency is safety. And Modjeski and Masters has remained proactive in the field of transportation security providing research and code development, vulnerability assessments, and bridge hardening analysis, design and detailing. Modjeski and Masters was part of the FHWA/AASHTO Blue Ribbon Panel on Bridge and Tunnel Security. With this knowledge and experience, we work with our clients to identify potential risks and develop countermeasures to increase security.
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Modjeski and Masters thinks “outside of the box.” That’s why we are trusted for complex and unique bridge projects. Our experienced engineers bring innovative problem-solving, unlike which few firms can offer, to meet extraordinary challenges. And we do it by utilizing practical, cost-effective solutions as an added value to our clients.
View ExamplesVessel Collision
The 1980 collapse of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge crossing Tampa Bay in Florida was a major turning point in the development of vessel collision design criteria for bridges in the United States. 35 lives were lost in vehicles which fell into the bay. Since then, Modjeski and Masters has remained at the forefront of analysis and design. Our experienced staff performs site-specific vessel surveys, risk assessments, and design protective measures to resist the potentially catastrophic results of vessel collisions. We also provide forensic investigations, including innovative failure sequence reconstruction.
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