Articles in this Issue
Achieving the Promise of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete
Stronger,
more durable bridges and faster construction. These benefits and more can
result from the next generation of high-performance concrete (HPC), known as
ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). UHPC, which has been used in two
highway bridges in France and three pedestrian bridges in Canada, South Korea,
and Japan, is now starting to gain attention in the United States.
Value Engineering Equals Value Added
For
State highway agencies, the use of value engineering (VE) methods and
techniques produced more than $1 billion in savings in 2003. Looking beyond the
savings, VE methods also shortened project times, encouraged innovation,
lowered life-cycle costs, and improved quality.
Pooled-Fund Study Targets Premature Distress in Concrete Pavements
Developing
guidelines to reduce or eliminate premature distress in concrete pavements is
the goal of a new pooled-fund study sponsored by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), 16 State highway agencies, the American Concrete
Pavement Association, and numerous State/regional concrete paving associations.
Maintaining Quality Assurance: Learning From Your Peers
Adjusting
highway agency budget allocation models to include roadway condition data was one of the challenges for highway
maintenance managers raised at the first National Maintenance Quality Assurance
Peer Exchange Conference held in Madison, Wisconsin, from October 11-13, 2004.
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