S.C. McCraven

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    Beginning in the 1950s as a European import, post-tensioned concrete has changed the face of American building construction. Starting from lift slabs with button-headed wires and evolving into flying forms and cast-in-place slabs post-tensioned with strand tendons, post-tensioning has become a common technique in American construction.

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    Despite 4 years of diverting rush-hour traffic and obstructing Salt Lake City's main freeway with orange barrels and construction equipment, Utah's Department of Transportation boasts a 75% public approval rating. This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to the largest highway design-build project ever awarded to a single contractor having been finished under budget and ahead of schedule. People with vision and dedication are always found behind such impressive results. This is true in the reconstruction of I-15, a massive rebuilding of a deteriorating urban interstate in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

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    Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP), stainless steel, stainless-clad steel, and MMFX steel bars comprise the new generation of concrete reinforcing materials being used for durable construction. Their service life impressively surpasses traditional materials.

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    Commonly called "rod busters" or "ironworkers," workers who place reinforcing steel have one of the most physically demanding jobs in the industry.

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    Slabjacking has many advantages over slab removal and replacement.

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