July 1996

Infrastructure Security

Here Comes the Sun

Dec. 28, 2000
Spurred on by the energy crisis of the 1970s, scientists searched for alternatives to fossil fuels in order to supply our energy needs. As mankind has done for thousands of years...
Paving

Runway Paving to Keep Cargo Flying High

Dec. 28, 2000
When the new FedEx hub at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, opens in late 1997, the clearinghouse for packages shipped between the West Coast and the southwestern U.S. will...
Infrastructure Security

A Cause for ALARM!

Dec. 28, 2000
The statistics tell the tale: In the U.S., workers receive an average of over 25,000 disabling injuries annually in roadway-repair zones; between 600­p;900 workers a year die...
Home

TRUCK TRACKS

Dec. 28, 2000
Electronically controlled antilock brakes (ABS) are about to stage a comeback in big trucks and trailers.
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LAW: The Contractor's Side

Dec. 28, 2000
If a subcontractor does not specify a time within which its quote must be accepted, when must the contractor accept the quote in order to bind the sub? And when there is a dispute...

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Safety

LED technology lights the work-zone

Dec. 28, 2000
The need for a cost effective, power efficient, and dependable light source has prompted the implementation of light-emitting diode (LED) technology in roadway work-zone light...
Safety

Reflective material: How much is enough?

Dec. 28, 2000
On May 23, 1994, a tragedy occurred on a Minnesota highway. While crossing a thoroughfare posted with work signs, a construction worker, wearing a safety vest, was struck and ...
Paving

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS

Dec. 28, 2000
UTW proves its worth in worldwide tests Ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) is a fast-growing resurfacing process where a thin 2- to 4-in. layer of high-strength concrete is placed ...
Highway Construction

Concrete Saws Carve the Way for Electronic Expressway

Dec. 28, 2000
The largest highway project ever awarded to a private consortium in Canada is now under construction near Toronto. A joint venture among four Canadian construction companies called...