Seismic Bridges   Roads & Bridges May 2005   Arthur Schurr, Contributing Author
California installs an aggressive seismic retrofit effort

Polymer Concrete Wearing Surface System for Orthotropic Steel Deck Bridge   Roads & Bridges May 2005   Vellore S. Gopalaratnam and Arthur M. Dinitz

Plastics charge   Roads & Bridges August 2004   John E. Shea and Lew Koflowitz, Contributing Authors
It is because of FRP’s light weight, durability and resistance to fatigue, stress and corrosion that it is receiving increased scrutiny from the marketplace.

Bridges With More   Roads & Bridges August 2004   Peter C. Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., and Shrinivas B. Bhide, Ph.D., P.E., S.E Contributing Authors
To make it easier for specifiers to use HPC for bridges, the Portland Cement Association has worked with CTLGroup to develop a Guide Specification for High Performance Concrete for Bridge Elements.

Innovation acceleration   Roads & Bridges August 2004   By Dan Sanayi
Recommendations for meeting goals included such innovations as using self-consolidating concrete, particularly for the construction of the bridge’s pontoons.

Building a durable bridge   Roads & Bridges May 2004   By Benjamin Tang
With recent concerns about a shortage of steel supplies, FRP composite rod manufacturers are stepping up their production in anticipation of increasing demand.

A commitment to quality   Roads & Bridges January 2004   Dennis Merida
For the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), replacing a deteriorated drawbridge built in 1922 resulted not only in a gleaming new structure, but in a project distinguished by innovative design features and a commitment to quality. This commitment was honored with the National Partnership for Highway Quality's (NPHQ) 2003 National Achievement Award.

The Cape's Crusader   Roads & Bridges May 2003   Steven T. Hague, P.E., S.E., and Shyam Gupta, P.E., Contributing Authors
By the end of this year, southeast Missouri will be the home of the newest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. and the longest cable-stayed span over the Mississippi River, the 3,956-ft-long Bill E. Emerson Memorial Bridge. This is not, however, simply another cable-stayed bridge.

Cal-Poly coatings   Roads & Bridges February 2002   Frank Limas, Dave Harris and Tripp Ishmael
A project to widen the San Mateo Bridge over California’s San Francisco Bay could guide future transformations of 20th century bridge spans to handle the traffic volumes of the 21st century. And it could demonstrate how advanced elastomeric coating technologies can be employed to waterproof precast concrete and protect it against corrosion.