It's thanks to the work of Idaho State University researchers. The new interchange has a precast concrete pier supporting the 222-foot long and 88-foot wide bridge over the Interstate.

"A precast pier system incorporates structural elements such as columns and girders in a Lego-like construction,” said Mustafa Mashal, associate professor of civil engineering at ISU and ...

Q: Tim, can you explain why I need concrete deck piers under the wood support posts that hold up my deck? I saw an older deck where the posts just rested on precast concrete steppingstones. The ...

This allowed them to remove sections of both the overlay and precast slabs at the same time. Once the existing pier has been razed, construction will begin in earnest on the new pier. Designed by ...

Precast pier caps fabricated out of high early strength, high-performance concrete and steam-cured overnight were delivered for timely installation from two barge-mounted cranes within 24 hours of ...

For this project, these new technologies and advancements included more durable materials such as full-depth precast concrete deck panels, ultra high-performance concrete, and precast pier cap ...

There are all sorts of ways to install a deck foundation base or pier. The most ingenious method I have seen to date is a plastic deck pier form you snap together on the job site. It even comes ...

This process was repeated 35 times to place the 35 precast pieces of three types of girders—96 ft long by 6 ft 6 in. and up to 10 ft high, 187,000-lb haunched ones of varying depth that are set ...