Published jointly by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Concrete Bridge Council
Rodger D. Rochelle, North Carolina Department of Transportation HPC is rapidly gaining prominence in highway bridge construction because of the advantages of higher strength and greater durability. Unfortunately, the concept of designing for durability is more elusive than the quest
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The following letter was received from Doug Hooton of the University of Toronto concerning the Q & A about the Rapid Chloride Permeability Test that appeared in Issue No. 6, November/December 1999. As Chairman of ASTM C 09.66 on Concrete
Sergio Rodriguez, Alabama Department of Transportation The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) first high performance concrete (HPC) bridge was let in April 1998. There was a lot of excitement in Alabama because we were going to play in the majors.
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Edward Binseel, Prince George’s County, Maryland Prince George’s County, Maryland, plans to build 12 new bridges in the next three years. Some of the bridges will be designed and built using high performance concrete (HPC). All bridges will have simple
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