SPENDING CONCRETE DOLLARS EFFECTIVELY

A number of studies have evaluated the condition of aging infrastructure and have assessed the cost to return them to a state of good repair. The estimates are always in the tens of billions of dollars, with concrete repairs of transportation infrastructure being a major part. This article discusses experiences by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that found that enforcing specifications and offering incentives leads to higher quality concrete and fewer repairs, which results in lesser costs for maintenance and repair.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Bognacki, C J
  • Marsano, J
  • Baumann, W C
• Publication Date: 2000-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 50-56
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete construction; Concrete structures; Construction and maintenance; Cost control; Incentives; Infrastructure; Maintenance practices; Rehabilitation (Maintenance); Specifications; Transportation engineering
• Identifier Terms: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800392
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 2000 12:00AM