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The current civil infrastructure is the product of decades of investment by public and private entities, built and managed to serve the transportation and commercial supply chain needs of communities and industries. There are major portions of this infrastructure — locks, dams, port facilities, drawbridges, etc. — that incorporate large-scale mechanical hydraulic drive and control systems. After many years of low investment and neglect, major new expenditures are now budgeted to improve all areas of the civil infrastructure, including these “moving parts.” This Bosch Rexroth Technical Article discusses how modernizing these systems will be a cross-discipline engineering, construction and project management challenge. The article examines key issues, such as:
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