Published jointly by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Concrete Bridge Council
Gary S. Greene, Jr. and Benjamin Graybeal, Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is currently conducting a study on lightweight (specified-density) high performance concrete (LWHPC) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC). This study includes a comprehensive experimental
Read More >>FHWA Research Program on Lightweight High Performance Concrete
Gregg A. Reese, Summit Engineering Group, Inc. and Jim Fabinski, EnCon Colorado The $31 million State Highway 58 (SH58) Ramp A Bridge in Golden, CO, features a state-of-the-art design using curved, precast concrete bridge girders to overcome the serious challenges
Read More >>High Strength Concrete for the Girders of Colorado’s SH58 Ramp A Flyover
Henry G. Russell, Henry G. Russell, Inc. Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) must have the ability to flow under its own weight, to pass between reinforcing bars or other obstacles without segregation, and not segregate during or after casting. Three ASTM standard
Read More >>ASTM Test Method for Static Segregation Resistance of Self-Consolidating Concrete
David W. Mokarem and Mohammad S. Khan, Professional Service Industries, Inc. In 1993, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiated a national program to implement the use of high performance concrete (HPC) in bridges. The program included the construction of one
Read More >>High Performance Concrete Bridge Decks Revisited
Ahmad Abu-Hawash, Iowa Department of Transportation and Hussein Khalil, HDR Inc. The Council Bluffs Interstate System project affects 11 interstate-to-local road interchanges as well as three interstate-to-interstate interchanges along an 18-mile (29 km) stretch of I-80 and I-29 in Council
Read More >>HPC Precast Panels Provide Accelerated Construction of 24th Street Bridge