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    • November 2000

    Bridges

    Fighting off bottom feeders

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Scouring of bottom material around bridge foundations is often the most common cause of damage to bridges spanning waterways, particularly since approximately 86% of all bridges...
    Bridges

    Grafting a new artery

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The first time some people ever heard of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was when part of it collapsed during the Loma Pri The first time some people ever heard of the San...
    Bridges

    Drilled into their head

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Drilled shafts make superlative bridge foundations, as many state DOTs have grown to appreciate
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    ROADS REPORT

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Can I supersize them Can I supersize them? That’s what folks in Delmont, Pa., are asking now that the Climax Gentleman’s Club has opened a drive-thru nude revue. Located...
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    LAW: The Contractor's Side

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Every time I believe the highway construction industry has heard the end of the Adarand litigation, another decision is issued Every time I believe the highway construction industry...

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    Bridges

    BRIDGES 2000

    Dec. 28, 2000
    It took a few years to perfect the process, but building pedestrian timber bridges will be easier now with the introduction of new national standards that allow designers to plug...
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    TRIP TALK

    Dec. 28, 2000
    It’s November and that means it’s election time It’s November and that means it’s election time.
    Bridges

    Two of a different kind

    Dec. 28, 2000
    No two cable-stayed bridges are alike in Kentucky. Of course, the state will have its first pair up and running by 2002. But instead of just forming duplicates with the same contractor...
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    TRUCK TRACKS

    Dec. 28, 2000
    Although tried and proven components have a way of dominating what’s used in truck work performed by readers of this magazine, Although tried and proven components have ...
    Cranes

    Heavy lifting? No problem

    Dec. 28, 2000
    The cost of buying a crane is higher than it used to be The cost of buying a crane is higher than it used to be. Meanwhile, competition has driven down the cost of renting a ...