The Federal Highway Administration has announced the award of a three year study entitled “Compilation and Evaluation of Results from High Performance Concrete Bridge Projects.” The objectives of the study are as follows: Collect and compile information about concrete mixtures,
Charenton Canal Bridge –Louisiana’s First HPC Bridge
Paul Fossier, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development When the Charenton Canal Bridge on LA 87 in St. Mary Parish opened on November 4, 1999, the occasion marked the completion of Louisiana’s first high performance concrete (HPC) bridge. HPC was
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CAMBER OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE BRIDGE GIRDERS
Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University Camber is an important serviceability consideration for the design of precast, prestressed concrete bridge girders. In simple terms, net camber is the difference between an upward component due to prestress and several downward components caused
A FABRICATOR’S OPPORTUNITY
Don Theobald, Gulf Coast Pre-Stress, Inc. To most fabricators, the thought of producing high strength, high performance concrete (HPC) can be very intimidating. When the term HPC became the buzzword several years ago, I couldn’t imagine Gulf Coast Pre-Stress, Inc.