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  In This Issue
https://www.pensacolabaybridge.com/multimedia/videos
The 106-span Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement is the focus of the Project article on page 20. This is a link to the official project website, which has several videos composed of animations, film, and renderings showcasing construction activities, in-service experiences, and community outreach programs related to the project.
https://www.mdt.mt.gov/other/webdata/external/cadd/RDM/SAMPLE-PLANS/Reconstruct.PDF
The Project article on page 16 presents a 10 mile U.S. Route 2 rehabilitation effort in remote northern Montana, which includes several bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects. This is a link to the plans for the Lohman E & W project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQLcBM4_Z8
This is a link to a YouTube video of the virtual public meeting for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Acceler-8 Interstate 90 project, held on February 9, 2021. The meeting presents, in detail, project aspects and schedule. The project, which used accelerated bridge construction techniques, is the focus of the Project article on page 24.
https://www.pci.org/PCINE/Technical_Resources/Bridge_Resources/NEXT_Beam.aspx
The Interstate 90 Acceler-8 project in Massachusetts, described in the Project article on page 24, used Northeast Extreme Tee D beams to reduce project costs and accelerate construction. This is a link to the Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) Beam web page on the PCI Northeast website.
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/bridges-stairs-and-other-structures/bridges/west-seattle-bridge-program
The repair of the West Seattle Bridge is one of the case studies presented in the Concrete Bridge Preservation article on page 28. This is a link to a Seattle Department of Transportation web page that provides information on the repair project, including a narrated video. The web page also includes links to the bridge replacement study, additional repair videos, and detour information..
https://www.concrete.org/portals/0/files/pdf/rap-6.pdf
Concrete repair is a topic of both a Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 40 and a Concrete Bridge Preservation article on page 34. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has published several Repair Application Procedures (RAP) bulletins authored by ACI Committee E706 Concrete Repair Education. This link provides access to RAP-6: Vertical and Overhead Spall Repair by Hand Application. Other bulletins include RAP-1: Structural Crack Repair by Epoxy Injection, RAP-4: Surface Repair Using Formand-Pour Techniques, and RAP-8: Installation of Embedded Galvanic Anodes.
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/SPR-1670-2019_644044_7.pdf
The County article highlighting Clare County, Mich., on page 37 presents the use of a generic ultra-highperformance concrete developed by a University of Michigan research program funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation. This is a link to download the research program and field study report, Commercial Production of Non-Proprietary Ultra High Performance Concrete.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Materials/Pages/Prestress-Concrete-Standard-Repair-Procedures.aspx
The Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 40 describes how the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), with the assistance of local precasters, has implemented standard repair procedures for certain fabrication defects in precast concrete members. This is the link to a NCDOT web page that lists these standard repair procedures and their applications. Other state agencies may have similar standard repair protocols or procedures.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/loadrating/pubs/hif21043.pdf
The FHWA article on page 58 is based on the Federal Highway Administration report Truck Platooning Impacts on Bridges: Phase I–Structural Safety (FHWA-HIF-21-043). The report can be downloaded via this link.
http://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2019Summer/FHWA-TruckPlatoonsAndHighwayBridges.pdf
The FHWA article on page 58 explores the effects of truck platooning on bridges. This link accesses an FHWA article in the Summer 2019 issue of ASPIRE that describes the truckplatooning concept.
https://www.pci-foundation.org
The Professor’s Perspective article on page 52 describes the precast concrete curriculum at Idaho State University. The studio concept for precast concrete education was developed by the PCI Foundation. This website showcases activities of various studios at universities across the country and gives access to educational aids for all instructors interested in precast concrete.
https://cshub.mit.edu/buildings/lca
The Perspective on page 10 discusses how life-cycle assessments can be an important tool in moving toward carbon neutrality for concrete structures. This is a link to the life-cycle assessment webpage on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concrete Sustainability Hub website. The page contains links to news, research, and webinars relating to life-cycle assessment.
http://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2020Summer/CBT-UsingEmbeddedCorbels.pdf
The Sargent Beach Bridge is featured in a Project article on page 18. The bridge used a spliced girder to span 300 ft, and the drop-in girder was temporarily supported by embedded steel corbels. This concept was also used on the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport’s Sky Train bridge. Details of that project are described in a Concrete Bridge Technology article in the Summer 2020 issue of ASPIRE. This is a link to download the article.
  Other Information
https://www.asbi-assoc.org/index.cfm/events/MonthlyWebinars
The Spring 2022 issue of ASPIRE® included both a Project article and Concrete Bridge Technology article on the Selmon West Extension in Tampa, Fla. This is a link to the American Segmental Bridge Institute monthly webinar page, which provides access to a recorded webinar on the design and span-by-span erection of the project’s extradosed finback structure.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/M-22-11.pdf
This is a link to a memorandum issued on April 18, 2022, by the Office of Management and Budget to provide implementation guidance to federal agencies and other entities of the revised “Buy America” rules for infrastructure projects. The memorandum also outlines how aspects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are affected.
https://store.transportation.org/Item/CollectionDetail?ID=229
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has published the second edition of the LRFD Guide Specifications for Bridges Carrying Light Rail Transit Loads. This new edition of the guide specifications clarifies live loading and derailment loading and improves alignment with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, ninth edition, with which they are to be used. This is a link to the AASHTO online store, which provides the publication’s table of contents and introduction, in addition to purchasing information.