D. Stephen Lane, Virginia Transportation Research Council Recent attention to the durability of concrete used in bridge construction has focused on the development of service life prediction models. These models attempt to make use of the fundamental properties of concrete
Specifying High Strength Lightweight Concrete for Bridges
Reid W. Castrodale and Kenneth S. Harmon, Carolina Stalite Company High strength lightweight concrete (HSLWC) is gaining wider use for bridges, especially in pretensioned girders. HSLWC offers the structural advantage of longer spans, reduced cost of girder transportation, and reduced
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HPC for the North-South Road Grade Separation Structure, Hawaii
Harold Hamada, KSF, Inc. The North-South Road Project, in the District of Ewa on the Island of Oahu, HI, involves the construction of a limited access, 2.2-mile (3.5-km) long principal arterial highway that connects Interstate Route H-1 to the proposed
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