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Steve Gebler

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This article presents the essential elements nec­essary for successful remediation of bridge elements. It should be noted that all struc­tural elements whether f om bridges or other struc­tures can have certain commonality. However, with bridges, there are certain environmental character­istics that enhance the potential for

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Before the 1970s, shotcrete was reinforced either with conventional reinforcing steel welded wire mesh fabric, or in some in­stances with chain-link mesh or even chicken mesh. In the early 1970s the con-Dr. D.R. (Rusty) cept of steel fiber reinforced shotcrete