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RepairArchitecturalStructuralThe Oregon City Bridge, Part II

Marcus H. von der Hofen

This is the second of two articles discussing the Oregon City Bridge. The first article, ?The Oregon City Bridge, Part I,? was published in the Fall 2012 issue of Shotcrete and discussed the historical background of the bridge. This article covers the recently completed rehabilitation

RepairUndergroundStructuralUnderground Shotcrete Roof Repair of Hanging Lake Tunnel

Warren Harrison

During a Federal Highway Administration annual safety inspection in March 2007, a crack was found in the flat roof portion of the cut and cover section of the Hanging Lake Tunnels along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Springs, CO.

RepairStructuralThe Use of Shotcrete as a Repair Process for Ontario Bridge Structures

Joe Hutter and Mahaish Singh

For the past 25 years, King Packaged Materials Company has worked closely with the technical personnel at the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to assist in the development of the shotcrete specifications currently used by MTO

RepairStructuralInternationalThe Rehabilitation of the Île d’Orléans Bridge

Philip Sawoszczuk and Daniel Bordeleau

RepairStructuralThe Morris Street Bridge Rehabilitation

Dave Sawyer

In 2009, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the city of Indianapolis began planning for the rehabilitation of the Morris Street Bridge, one of the oldest in the city.

RepairUndergroundStructuralCrane and Other Equipment Savings or Elimination

Top 10 Sustainability #4

An often overlooked sustainability benefit of the shotcrete process is one of the most basic of construction problems: the conveying and handling of materials.

RepairStructuralPineda Causeway Bridge Rehabilitation

R. Curtis White Jr

The Pineda Causeway Bridge, located along Florida State Route 404, is one of three similar, high-rise bridges linking mainland Florida?s east coast to the barrier islands on the Atlantic Coast, where the Kennedy Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base are located at Cape Canaveral.

RepairStructuralWhite 2012 Zhang, Ezzet, Shanahan, Morgan and Sukumar

Lihe (John) Zhang, Mazin Ezzet, Natalya Shanahan, Dudley R. (Rusty) Morgan, and A.P. Sukumar

Study shows that the dam?s long service life can be extended by almost 50%

RepairUndergroundStructuralChetoogeta Mountain W&A Railroad Tunnel

Edwin Brady

Historical restoration/preservation is not only a challenging field of construction but also one that offers the special reward of preserving history for future generations,

RepairUndergroundStructuralThe Influence of Reinforcement on Relative Creep Deformations in Shotcrete Linings

E. Stefan Bernard

Shotcrete is now widely used for ground control in underground mining and civil tunnel construction throughout the world.