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  • November 2004

    • November 2004

    Bridge Construction

    East beats West

    Nov. 8, 2004
    California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can sure sell movie tickets and popcorn. He could still use some work on the buttering-up part though.
    Galvanized Rebar

    Can't Eat the Core

    Nov. 8, 2004
    Hot-dip galvanizing has been used for decades in coastal regions, the northern U.S. and several Canadian provinces as a corrosion protection system for reinforcing steel in concrete...
    Bridge Construction

    Bridges made easy

    Nov. 8, 2004
    A two-span research bridge over I-680 in Omaha, Neb., makes use of a new trend in steel bridge construction developed by the National Bridge Research Organization (NaBRO) and ...
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    A “solid” education

    Nov. 8, 2004
    John Austin, science educator at Discovery Place in Charlotte, N.C., uses magnetorheological (MR) fluid to help introduce basic engineering concepts to fourth-graders in the ...
    Soil Stabilization

    The Firm

    Nov. 8, 2004
    But when, after many years of good performance, complete pavement reconstruction is needed, it makes sense to rebuild the roadway with the best performing, longest lasting and...

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    Bridge Rescue

    Strong Current

    Nov. 8, 2004
    Under self weight, the top and bottom chords of a truss bridge may be visualized as the bow and bow string of a bow-and-arrow set. So what do you do if you must replace within...
    Bridge Construction

    The Sight of Victory

    Nov. 8, 2004
    On June 5, 2004, New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere led a group of dignitaries who cut the ribbon on the completion of the southbound side of the...
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    Why hot-dip galvanized reinforcing steel works

    Nov. 8, 2004
    No corrosion creeping under the zinc coating; No holidays in the zinc coating; the hot-dip galvanizing process ensures complete coating coverage; Zinc corrosion products are ...
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    Stay Still

    Nov. 8, 2004
    Sometime around 2008, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world will link the banks of the Yangtze River with a twin-tower, six-lane highway structure whose central section...
    Bridge Construction

    A three-hitter

    Nov. 8, 2004
    The new U.S. 82 bridge currently under construction over the Mississippi River near Greenville, Miss., will be the longest cable-stayed bridge on the Mississippi River and the...
    Bridges

    Shining through

    Nov. 8, 2004
    By their very nature, birdwatchers are meticulous observers. In this case, that diligence proved to be a lifesaver.