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WVU researcher says FRP wrap repairs bridges for half the cost
Hoto GangaRao, a researcher at West Virginia University (WVU) and director of the Constructed Facilities Center at WVU, believes the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges can be “renewed” with a polymer-based product that has already been tested on two bridges, The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register reports. According to the news agency, in the late 1980s, GangaRao […]
May 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
A Fast Fix for an Ohio Bridge Using an Integrated Fiber Reinforced Polymer bridge system
How Eight Mile Road Bridge in Hamilton County, Ohio, used a bridge system prefabricated with integral beams and deck incorporating the entire superstructure for a rapid installation. Article contributed by Composite Advantage Eight Mile Road Bridge, a short span concrete structure built in 1940, needed to be replaced in Hamilton County, near Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition […]
February 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
Road Science: Top 5 Trends of 2010
Trying to identify major trends and developments that could affect the way highway and bridge construction is done in the next year is something of a challenge at best. But there are some activities that suggest they may impose themselves on, or begin to influence, the process.
December 1, 2009
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