As the project leader for the DEID Uganda Vehicular Bridge project, I collaborated with Duke civil engineering professors, Ugandan engineers, and peers to design a 102-ft bridge that provides year round access to healthcare, trade, and travel. I led 6 Duke students to Uganda for 8 weeks to implement the bridge design.
We had to constantly innovate due to limited access to machinery, available local resources, and costs. This design included a hard core, rock base, culverts placed in the body of the bridge to allow for the flow of water, and earthen fill and concrete for the top-most layer.
