StructuralAdvancements in Train Bridge and Underpass Construction
Dan Pitts
Read MoreSalmon Arm, British Columbia, is witnessing a paradigm shift in train bridge construction with the adoption of innovative techniques such as architectural shotcrete over steel sheet piling. This method not only enhances the structural integrity and durability of the bridges but also contributes to the
RepairUndergroundStructuralThe Rondout Bypass Tunnel Shafts – Shotcrete Lining
Paul Madsen, Bade Sozer, Thomas Hennings, & Eileen Test
Read MoreThe Rondout-West Branch Tunnel (RWBT), a segment of the Delaware Aqueduct (the Aqueduct), was built from 1937 to 1944 and provides about 50% of New York City’s total water supply. The tunnel is concrete lined and has a finished inside diameter of 13.5 ft (4.1
RepairStructuralO’Hare Plaza West Drive and Executive Garage Restoration
Joshua Freedland
Read MoreWhile infrastructure projects such as parking garages are often the last projects to be funded due to their utilitarian nature, they are important to the health of commercial properties since they are often the first impression for tenants and visitors. At O’Hare Plaza, the parking
RepairStructuralThe Neville Island Bridge Project
Ted Sofis
Read MoreThe Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation project originally came out for bid in 2018. The bridge is located in Allegheny County, PA and within PennDOT’s District 11. In the bid package, it was noted that construction could not begin until a nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons
RepairStructuralMoyie Dam Repair: Back to the Future
Mike Newcomb and Leo Waddell
Read MoreMoyie Dam at Bonner’s Ferry in northern Idaho started initial construction just before WWII. They shut down construction during the war. After the war was over, the dam went into service in the late 1950s.
ArchitecturalStructuralRecreationalCOST of Wisconsin/Gilder Center
Martin Palicki and Jared Stanwyck
Read MoreIt’s rare that a building’s design can become so immediately iconic – an attraction unto itself. Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona comes to mind. It is a visual feast – a sculpture that takes the shape of a building. Many architecture critics are already claiming
StructuralInternationalRoadside Slope (Portuguese)
André Bezerra de Menezes, Juliana Borella de Menezes e Lucas Passos Santana
Read MoreA utilização do concreto projetado revelou-se de suma importância no processo de tratamento dos taludes ao longo das margens da rodovia SP 333, no interior do estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Essa aplicação concentrouse em uma extensão que abrange os quilômetros 337 a 385, que
StructuralInternationalShotcrete as Roadside Slope Protection in Brazil
André Bezerra de Menezes, Juliana Borella de Menezes, & Lucas Passos Santana
Read MoreThe use of shotcrete has proven to be of paramount importance in the treatment process of the slopes along the margins of SP 333 highway in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. This application focused on a stretch covering kilometers 337 to
RepairUndergroundStructuralTAKING TUSCARORA INTO ANOTHER CENTURY
Kristina Smith
Read MoreThe Tuscarora Mountain Tunnels in Pennsylvania have a fascinating history. The older of the two tunnels, built between 1938 and 1940, was designed to carry a railroad that never came into service. Industrialists of the day, William Henry Vanderbilt and Andrew Carnegie, were backers of
RepairStructuralSHOTCRETE VS FIRE AND WATER REPLACEMENT OF FLUME 4/5/6 AND 30
Jason Myers
Read MoreOn August 14, 2021, the Caldor Fire started in Northern California near Pollock Pines, CA. The fire ended up consuming almost 222,000 acres (90,000 hectares) and seriously threatened South Lake Tahoe. Besides the over 1000 structures that were lost, the fire also burned along a