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Material Issue

Highway departments can continue using cheaper foreign steel for bridge projects,... More

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Tough as Rocks

While riprap offers effective protection against high-flow water events, there are... More

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Splice of Life

Effective conveyor maintenance for producers has two key goals, both with bottom line consequences. The first is to prevent surprise belt failures. The second is to minimize repair downtime. While all aspects of conveyor system maintenance are important, belt splicing is among the most critical. Its impact on maintenance is unquestionable. It's one of the few components that constantly receives heavy, abrasive wear. Also, when a splice fails, it not only stops operation and causes downtime, it results in material loss. More

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It's no Steal

The U.S. steel industry had a good year in 2006, at least until the fourth quarter. Prices rose steadily through the spring and summer, then spiked in the fall. More

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Roadworks: Products April 2007
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Brick Bats
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Creative contracting

There's nothing small about the plan known as Better Jacksonville. But the largest, most costly, and potentially most publicly disruptive part of the Better Jacksonville program is the roads improvement portion. More

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Good culverts gone bad

You're not capturing the true cost of your municipality's culverts if you don't... More

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Railing Toward Plant Efficiency
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