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Excellent reference article on concrete paving/floor slab crack control
Nice tool thanks to the folks at WisDOT: A nice lumber board feet converter:
Two excellent pavement marking resources:
Vermont DOT did a study of different types of pavement markings and how they performed
https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/planning/documents/research/publishedreports/2018-05_LiquidMarkings.pdfIDOT has an excellent manual that reviews their pavement marking requirements, including maintenance. The manual was originally published in 2015, I’m not sure if it was ever updated, but it is a great resource:
IDOT also provided an online seminar on the Manual which is very informative
An excellent summary presentation from Illinois Concrete Pipe on Trenchless Installations
An excellent tieback reference
https://www.solcon.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/TITAN-Anchorages-for-retaining-structures.pdf
Link to IDOT’s Drop-Off Policy
https://public.powerdms.com/IDOT/documents/1651482/BSE-04%3A%20Work%20Zone%20Safety%20and%20MobilitySome pavement drilling & grouting resources:
EZ-Drill’s Website
https://www.ezdrill.com/downloads/spec-sheets/Model_65B.pdf
https://www.ezdrill.com/downloads/spec-sheets/Model_85B.pdf
https://www.ezdrill.com/downloads/spec-sheets/Model_110B.pdfNice Nebraska DOT study:
Evaluation of Tie-Bar Anchoring Methods – Non-Shrink Grout vs. Epoxy
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1247&context=ndorAs we have a project study that considered the use of Lightweight Cellular Concrete Fill (LCCF) I thought I’d retain the articles/documents that I’ve reviewed:
The link in this article provides commentary on use for MSE wall backfill – My reading of it indicates that further investigation is required.
A nice study out of Iowa State:A nice study/report on Hydrodemoltion of Bridge Decks
https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/SCAN18-01-8.pdf
LINK TO TRIMBLE 2017 MANUAL
https://help.trimblegeospatial.com/TALegacy/Help%20Files/2017_20_Help/English/General%20Survey%20Help%20v2017.20.pdfAND HERE’S A LINK TO THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF THEIR HELP MANUALS
https://apps.trimbleaccess.com/help/en/TrimbleAccess=2017.21This is an incredible resource for ground anchors & tiebacks. Many of the linked references are out-of-print, but they contain valuable, timeless information
Applied Bolting has some great resources on their website and YouTube Channels:
https://www.appliedbolting.com/index.php
This is a great resource on tieback theory and installation techniques. I’ve included a link to Prof. Kitch’s YouTube page, there are several LMS courses he has posted-Great work!!!
Union Pacific Railroad has developed a single-point webpage for their utility crossing requirements – Excellent resource!
https://www.up.com/real_estate/utilities/pipeline/index.htm
Link here to UP’s Track Standards
https://www.up.com/emp/engineering/apps/archives/standards/public/index.cfm
Link to UP’s Technical Spec Page
https://www.up.com/customers/ind-dev/operations/specs/track/index.htm
This is a small collection of links for PDA & WEAP resources. GRL Engineers has a great website with plenty of helpful links & papers
