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Why Roads Crack, What is the Engineering Behind It, and How Engineers Attempt to Prevent It
Image 1 - Image from Petroleum Service Company The United States spends roughly around $20,000,000 dollars per year in repairing and maintaining roads and pavement damaged by cracking, weather, and traffic stress (Federal Highway Administration). However, we have all felt and dealt with the frustration of having to put up with a crack road. It leads us to wonder what exactly causes these cracks and how much engineering and physics is really behind it. However, it must first b
Jun 114 min read


How Freeways Shaped the San Francisco Bay Area’s Growth
Image 1: Alemany Interchange ( Image from SFCTA ) Freeways have been a quintessential part of American infrastructure changing the ways we live and operate throughout our daily lives. They did not just serve as a car transporter, rather they helped fuel a development pattern called suburban expansionism and sprawl. The (SF) Bay Area is a perfect example of seeing how these concrete motorways changed city growth. With the completion of I-580 and I-680 highways, people were abl
Jan 103 min read


Bollinger Canyon Iron Horse Trail Bridge Overview
(San Ramon, CA) In the fast growing city of San Ramon, CA, the influx of population has led to more people using the road networks and...
Oct 4, 20252 min read


A Intro To International Zoning Differences
Zoning has been a defining factor in the way American cities have been shaped up today. However, internationally many countries often...
Jun 26, 20252 min read


How Zoning Shapes Our Cities
Have you ever wondered why our cities look the way they do? Some locations boast towering skyscrapers while other places have rows of 2...
Jun 7, 20252 min read
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