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  • October 2001

    • October 2001

    Infrastructure Security

    INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY

    Oct. 31, 2001
    "Keeping good roads good" is the driving goal of pavement preservation efforts being carried out by highway agencies across the "Keeping good roads good" ...
    Engines

    Years run together

    Oct. 31, 2001
    A mere 40 years ago, Colleen Garrison, a registered engineer, and her husband William E A mere 40 years ago, Colleen Garrison, a registered engineer, and her husband William ...
    Bridges

    Reviving a Landmark

    Oct. 31, 2001
    The double-deck structure of Wacker Drive has been a distinctive feature of downtown Chicago since its completion in 1926, but The double-deck structure of Wacker Drive has been...
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    ROADS REPORT

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Train spotting Train spotting Subway stations in Calcutta, India, are now playing calming classical music in an attempt to prevent passengers from committing suicide.
    Asphalt

    Hard Doesn't Mean Stale

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Fresh, no preservatives" sounds good when you’re about to eat something—like asphalt "Fresh, no preservatives" sounds good when you’re about to eat something—like asphalt. When...

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    Trailers

    Somewhere over the horizon

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Amid continued gloomy news about the economic slowdown and the loss of jobs, especially in the manufacturing sector, there are Amid continued gloomy news about the economic slowdown...
    Trucks

    TRUCK TRACKS

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Details of what was said in recent showings of new work trucks, sometimes called vocational models, made it sound like the manu Details of what was said in recent showings of...
    Paving

    Tailoring to the Pants

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Don Detwiler has a passion for quality highways Don Detwiler has a passion for quality highways. He’s known for solving difficult problems and working with engineers from all...
    Software

    ONLINE

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Bridge analysis/design software Bridge analysis/design software Research Engineers International, Yorba Linda, Calif., has released a new bridge loading application for STAAD...
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    LAW: The Contractor's Side

    Oct. 31, 2001
    Under what circumstances does a liquidated damages clause of a contract become an unenforceable penalty Under what circumstances does a liquidated damages clause of a contract...
    Trailers

    Honorable discharge

    Oct. 31, 2001
    To Transport, [is] to convey by carriage from place to place; . . ." –Walker, John, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language, New York...
    Dozers

    Pushing forward

    Oct. 31, 2001
    The bulldozer market is almost holding steady through the economic slowdown of this year, according to two of the major partici The bulldozer market is almost holding steady ...