The Infrastructure Show - Podcast
1) Tsunami Evacuation Towers – Reaching for the Sky to Save Lives
Earthquakes can generate massive tsunamis that pose severe risks to coastal communities. The 2004 earthquake off Sumatra spawned a tsunami that killed an estimates 228,000 people. Facing its own tsuna...Show More
2) Digital Twins – Modeling Infrastructure Systems for Design, Operations, and Management
Digital twins are virtual representations of real systems used to test designs and operating policies in safe environments prior to implementation or offline. Applications include a variety of public ...Show More
3) Dam Failures in the U.S. – the Risks and Risk Management
Dam failures are frightening, and they can become disasters. Just how common – or uncommon – are the failures of dams in the U.S.? What are the contributing factors and are there ways we mitigate them...Show More
4) The Eads Bridge at 150: A Story of Innovation in Design, Materials, and International Finance
The Eads Bridge, opened in 1874, is the oldest functioning bridge across the Mississippi River. This St. Louis crossing, named after its designer/builder, James Eads, pioneered the use of steel, then ...Show More
5) Saving Intercity Bus Terminals
Intercity bus terminals are key links in the national bus network. We’re losing some these terminals due to pressures for more lucrative land uses. The announced closing of Chicago’s downtown Greyhoun...Show More
6) Big Infrastructure for Big Science - The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Scientific research needs supporting infrastructure – some small, some big, but rarely simple. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment – DUNE – will study the neutrino, one of the smallest atomic par...Show More
Big Infrastructure for Big Science - The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
26:59 | Aug 1st, 2024
7) Let Drones Do It – Taking on Bridge Inspection
Bridge inspectors like to get up close and personal to detect small defects that could grow into disasters. The configuration of bridges – their size, height, and locations – can make the job difficul...Show More
8) The Global Positioning Satellite System – Fifty Years of Success
GPS, the Global Positioning System, is now half a century old. This extraordinary technological advance routinely guides planes, ships, trains, automobiles, bikers and pedestrians with high precision....Show More
9) Locking the Door on Cyberattacks
Almost every major system we rely on seems to be vulnerable to cyberattacks from scammers, criminals, and nation states threatening our national security. Reports of cyberattacks disrupting and even d...Show More
10) Delivering Energy on Demand: Grid-Scale Storage
Energy from wind and solar sources is available when nature permits, but the demand for energy is based on the cyclical needs of people and their activities. To make renewable energy work, and to mana...Show More