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We all live in built environments. They are the spaces where we live, work, gather, and visit. Within the College of Built Environments, students and faculty collaborate to address some of the most critical questions about how humans shape and interact with the natural world.

Built Environments Spotlight

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A UW research team led by construction management and engineering faculty Carrie Sturts Dossick, Travis Thonstad, Bart Treece, Amos Darko and Michael Motley developed a digital twin of the I-90 Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge. The virtual model brings together real-time information about bridge movement, weather, and the forces placed on the bridge’s anchor cables.

By helping engineers understand how the floating bridge responds to changing conditions and light rail loads, the project could support earlier problem detection and more informed maintenance decisions.

Light rail crossing Lake Washington on floating bridge

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