(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed a novel bridge retrofitting system that integrates ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with iron-based shape memory alloy reinforcement to strengthen aging concrete bridges. When activated by heat, the smart steel generates internal prestressing forces that close … Read the full press release
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Tagged aging bridges, Angela Sequeira Lemos, bridge rehabilitation, cemsuisse, Christoph Czaderski, construction innovation, Empa, Empa Research Advances Practical Use of Memory Steel for Durable Cost Effective Renewal of Concrete Infrastructure, Fe SMA, fiber optic sensors, infrastructure renewal, Innosuisse, New Retrofitting Technology Targets Aging Bridges With Simplified High Performance Structural Reinforcement, prestressing technology, re fer, reinforced concrete, shape memory steel, Smart Material Innovation Combines UHPFRC and Fe SMA to Deliver Self Prestressing Concrete Strengthening System, smart materials, structural engineering, UHPFRC, ultra high performance fiber reinforced concrete, University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 7-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced the company signed a contract with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) as part of a joint venture with JH … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged bridge construction, bridge rehabilitation, drainage construction, flyover bridge, JH Lynch, retaining wall construction, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, RIDOT, roadway reconstruction, Route 146, Skanska, USA, utility relocation
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