Michael J. Abrahams, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. The Cooper River Bridge project involves replacement of the adjacent Grace Memorial and Pearman Bridges that cross the Cooper River between Charleston and Mount Pleasant, SC. The new crossing will have
HPC FOR I-235 BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION IN IOWA
Kenneth F. Dunker, Iowa Department of Transportation* In 1999, a committee from the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Iowa FHWA office began exploring the use of high performance concrete (HPC) for bridge projects in the reconstruction of I-235—an
SPECIFICATION CHANGES FOR HPC— COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
The current AASHTO Standard Specification for Concrete Made by Volumetric Batching and Continuous Mixing (M 241) contains a table that lists the overdesign criteria for concrete compressive strengths. The table was developed before today’s high-strength concretes existed. The ACI Building
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THE VIRGINIA DARE BRIDGE, NC
Thomas E. Tallman and Thomas M. Harris, Wilbur Smith Associates The Virginia Dare Bridge, the longest bridge in North Carolina, is located on US 64/264 over the Croatan Sound at Manteo. The bridge connects the mainland to Roanoke Island at
HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS IN MINNESOTA
Paul Kivisto, Minnesota Department of Transportation Bridges in Minnesota experience harsh conditions with wide temperature extremes, fairly long snow and ice seasons, and many applications of deicing chemicals. The standard bridge deck protection system of the Minnesota Department of Transportation
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