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    • TME Spring 2014

    Median-Alert Day and Night
    Safety

    ATSSA New Product Showcase

    May 9, 2014
    Good friction The first-place winner in the 2014 ATSSA Innovation Awards, the Sher-Friction High Friction Surface (HFS) treatment from Sherwin-Williams, can help reduce accidents...
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    Bridges

    BRIDGE RESCUE: Valiant and buoyant

    May 9, 2014
    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) manages roughly 3,200 bridges and culverts longer than 20 ft in length. Washington also is home to four of the world&...
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    Bridges

    BRIDGE RESCUE: A vortex of progress

    May 8, 2014
    This year’s polar vortex was a drain to many—even giant steel tubs sitting on piers in central Minnesota. The girders of the new Lafayette Bridge needed to be covered with a concrete...
    Concrete

    CONCRETE PROGRESS: Diagonal move

    May 8, 2014
    Reports of diagonal cracking of reinforced concrete inverted-T straddle bent caps raised concerns about the strength and serviceability of the recently constructed bridge structures...

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    BRIDGE RESCUE: Piping up for fresh bridge

    May 8, 2014
    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spearheaded the initiative to replace New York state’s structurally obsolete Tappan Zee Bridge, for which the project team received notice to proceed...
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    Bridges

    BRIDGE DESIGN: Category: Win

    May 8, 2014
    Smithville, Tenn.’s Hurricane Bridge carries S.R. 56 over Center Hill Lake, a route that serves as a major connector for all of mid-Tennessee. Originally built during the World...
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    BRIDGE RESCUE: (Bridge) inspector gadget

    May 8, 2014
    Pulling a rabbit out of a hat is a sure-fire way for a magician to impress an audience. The researchers at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Rutgers University just...
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    Bridges

    BRIDGE RESCUE: Extensive exam

    May 8, 2014
    Imagine setting a fallen tree trunk across a crevasse. If the crevasse is only 4 ft deep, and the tree trunk breaks, you might sprain an ankle or break an arm, depending on how...
    Concrete

    CONCRETE PROGRESS: Grains of gain

    May 8, 2014
    The International Center for Aggregates Research (ICAR) has been performing research on the use of aggregates in asphalt and portland cement concrete (PCC) for more than 15 years...
    Bridges

    BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Movable traffic

    May 8, 2014
    The new frontier in bridge construction—where innovative, forward-thinking contractors will differentiate themselves—is in minimizing community impacts during construction.As ...