The problem we are trying to solve is the condition assessment of corroded prestressed concrete (PC) bridge girders in New England. The problem is important because that PC bridge girders are a ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is one of the largest state departments of transportation in the nation, managing more than 50,000 miles of California’s highways, or about ...

Prestressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCPs) represent a critical component in water and wastewater infrastructure, offering an efficient balance of strength and durability. However, inherent ...

Recently, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute released its 2024 awards winners. The company revealed the criteria each entry was judged on and the special awards given. According to the company ...

The California pavement was placed in a total of eight hours—five hours one night (after 10 p.m.), and three hours the next. The controlled environment of the casting yard, say proponents of precast ...

Tung-Yen Lin, a UC Berkeley-trained structural engineer whose influence was felt around the world in his early advocacy of a resilient concrete that revolutionized the design of skyscrapers, freeway ...

1. It all begins at the prestressed concrete plant. 2. This is called a prestressing strand. Made of high strength steel, it will soon be embedded in concrete. 3. The prestressing strand is stretched ...

There had initially been a troublesome difficulty with one experiment. Hang Ping, a guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, wanted to investigate in the laboratory ...

The old saying goes ‘that bate Banagher’ but now bridge builders all over Ireland and the UK face an even tougher challenge following the installation of the longest prestressed concrete river span ...

PETALING JAYA: Epicon Bhd is proposing to acquire precast and prestressed concrete firm Concrete Empire Sdn Bhd (CESB) for RM24.5mil. In a statement, Epicon said CESB specialises in bridge and flyover ...