A Special FOCUS on Bridge Technology
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Safety, Security, Reliability, and Efficiency: Working
Together for Better Bridges and Tunnels
Improving transportation for a strong America. That’s the vision
of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In support of this vision,
FHWA’s Office of Bridge Technology is dedicated to working together
with our many partners within FHWA and in State, local, and tribal governments;
industry; academia; and others to provide the Nation with safe, secure,
reliable, and efficient highway bridges and tunnels.
A Virtual Introduction to Segmental Concrete Bridge
Technology
Is a segmental concrete bridge right for you? When should highway agencies
consider this technology as an economical choice for their bridge construction
projects? The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new Segmental
Concrete Bridge Technology “virtual” team aims to raise
awareness of the technology's unique strengths, as well as its limitations,
and to “promote the exchange of best practice insights among government
institutions and private industry,” says M. Myint Lwin, team co-leader
and Director of the Office of Bridge Technology at FHWA.
The Concrete of the Future
Less construction noise and better workability. Improved quality and
durability. Faster construction and higher strength. The use of self-consolidating
concrete (SCC) in highway construction offers these benefits and more,
with the potential for broad structural applications in the United States.
Your Guide to Transportation Asset Management
Strategic management of physical assets, resources, and information
is the key to getting the best return on every dollar spent to build
and maintain transportation infrastructure. Making these management
approaches smarter is the theme that runs throughout the new Transportation
Asset Management Guide now available from the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
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