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  • August 1998

    • August 1998

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    Bridges

    Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (AKB) is a three-span, two-hinged stiffening girder system suspension bridge that spans the Akashi Strait, connecting the Japanese mainland at Maiko, ...
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    ROADS REPORT

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Chipping away at vehicle corrosion
    Bridges

    Bridge industry buoyed by TEA-21

    Dec. 28, 2000
    There are 501,000 bridges in the U.S. and 31.4% of them are deficient or structurally obsolete, according to a 1997 report to Congress on the state of the nation's bridges.
    Bridges

    The sun never sets on a Man-Chung Tang bridge

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Dr. Man-Chung Tang is as likable as his bridges are construction friendly. Meeting him for the first time on the podium at the awards luncheon during the International Bridge ...
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    Explore '98 APWA congress

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The 1998 International Public Works Congress and Exposition, sponsored by the American Public Works Association (APWA), will take place Sept. 14-17 at the Las Vegas Convention...

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    Asphalt

    Compaction Rollers and Testing Equipment Work to Provide a Quality Road Surface

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Double-drum rollers Compaction America Inc., Kewanee, Ill., offers the Hypac C766C vibratory double-drum compactor, designed with a computer control system that includes a microprocesso...