GOOD PLANNING SMOOTHS RECORD BRIDGE JOINT REPAIR

It is reported how replacement of open-type bridge joints with new neoprene-sealed types was carried out at more than 700 work sites in 13 weeks on Chicago's Stevenson Freeway. Joint pads were anchored in one of two ways: drilled and epoxy grouted bolts, or cast in place bolts with epoxy underlayer to seal and glue the joints in between the bolts.

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  Dun Donnelley Publishing Corporation

  222 South Riverside Plaza
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-26
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 119
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Epoxides; Highway bridges; Joint sealers; Joint sealing; Joints; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Neoprene; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Epoxy; Joint
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156331
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM