Michael W. Beacham, Nebraska Department of Roads Construction began on Nebraska’s first high performance concrete (HPC) bridge in the summer of 1995. The 225-ft (68.6-m) long bridge utilizes seven lines of pretensioned concrete girders, with three spans of 75 ft
Question and Answer
Question: Is there special federal funding available for HPC bridges? Answer: Yes. Section 1503 of TEA-21 provides for an Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program which allocates annual funding to promote the use of new materials and techniques to reduce
Recent Publications
• “High-Performance Concrete Bridges, Building Bridges for the 21st Century, ” (Publication No. FHWA-SA-98-084). Contact FHWA Research and Technology Report Center at 301-577-0818. • “High-Performance Concrete,” 2nd Edition by Pierre-Claude Aitcin, E & FN Spon. Contact Routledge Customer Service at
I-25 over Yale Avenue – The Thin Solution
Mark A. Leonard, Colorado Department of Transportation The replacement bridge for Interstate 25 over Yale Avenue in Denver, Colorado, is an excellent example of using high performance concrete (HPC) to meet the demands of urban bridge replacement. In growing urban
Specifying Durable Bridge Decks
H. Celik Ozyildirim, Virginia Transportation Research Council Over the years, concrete has performed well in bridge decks. However, with increasing use of deicing salts and changes in concrete constituent materials, many decks are exhibiting distress that requires costly repairs. The