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POST – WMA Refresher 4.27.19
As Spring, 2019 hits and the asphalt plants start firing-up and getting into production, it’s a great time for all of us to hit the Refresh button and get ready for HMA – Oh wait, […]
Articles by Bob
TAILGATE TALK
TAILGATE TALK – Hearing Protection
OK, show of hands – How many of you admit to spending part of your youth at “Way Too Loud” music concerts? My hand is WAY up in the air. Back in the day, ignorance […]
POST MORTEMS
You Are Never an Expert….
I recently came across a question asked by an engineer regarding the use of manufactured sand in concrete – Is it permissible to use recycled materials when producing concrete? The answer is certainly Yes, but, […]
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Project Manager’s Toolbox – The Job Cost Worksheet
In the heavy highway industry, there are basically 3 types of roles that on on-site engineer can take: You can be the agency, owner or be there representative You can be the oversight engineer monitoring […]
CALCULATIONS
ADA Sidewalk Ramp Design & Construction Resources
The winter months for most construction engineers, at least in northern climates like here in Chicago, involve time in the field office crunching numbers & closing out a season’s worth of quantity entries, materials documentation […]