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.

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Blueprint Over 90% of U.S. homes use wood framing, despite its limits. Concrete offers superior durability, fire and storm resistance. Precast concrete reduces labor, cost, and environmental ...

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 ...

Construction in 1989 of the Florida Suncoast Dome – now Tropicana Field – in St. Petersburg relied upon precast concrete units formed at a plant at Port Manatee.