February 2016 – Maurer-Stutz

Engineering Day – Sunday – February 21 – Peoria Riverfront Museum

February 12, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Maurer-Stutz

Maurer-Stutz is pleased to continue our sponsorship of the annual Engineering Day at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. andnbsp;This will be a FREE DAY at the Riverfront Museum generously sponsored by local engineering groups.

The Museum will be packed with engineers providing hands on activities, exhibits, demonstrations, videos, and more. Ask these professionals and enthusiasts your engineering questions, explore potential career options, and visit the rest of the Museum!

The event is freeandnbsp;for public and members to explore all galleries and planetarium shows.

For more information, please call 309.686.7000.andnbsp;

The History of the Eads Bridge

February 9, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Maurer-Stutz

Hear about James Eads and the Historic Eads Bridge, a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois. Eads, a self-taught engineer, completed the bridge in 1874. The Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, and its ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project. David Lobbig, Curator of Environmental Life at the Missouri History Museum, will tell us about the bridge and its self-made builder, James Eads.

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The History of the Eads Bridge

February 9, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Maurer-Stutz

Hear about James Eads and the Historic Eads Bridge, a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois. Eads, a self-taught engineer, completed the bridge in 1874. The Eads Bridge was the longest arch bridge in the world, and its ribbed steel arch spans were considered daring, as was the use of steel as a primary structural material: it was the first such use of true steel in a major bridge project. David Lobbig, Curator of Environmental Life at the Missouri History Museum, will tell us about the bridge and its self-made builder, James Eads.

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