by ESCSI | January 16, 2025 | Articles | Tags: Ready Concrete Mix, Tensile Strength, Lightweight Concrete, Concrete Cracking, Bridge Deck
Precast concrete components are emerging as a key solution for bridge deck construction and repairs. Manufactured in controlled, factory conditions, precast bridge components like girders, seats, wing walls and piles consistently meet high-quality s...
by ESCSI | January 16, 2025 | Articles | Tags: Masonry Construction, Fast Construction, Concrete Masonry, Masonry
Today, one of the design community’s major focuses is to lower the amount of energy used to heat, cool and operate buildings. To reduce this consumption, building teams often attempt to bolster thermal efficiency by packing more insulation in exte...
by ESCSI | September 4, 2024 | Articles | Tags: Waterfront Construction, Soil Amendment, Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering
As a material, lightweight aggregates, like expanded shale, clay and slate (ESCS), can help solve engineering challenges in projects ranging from bridge construction to high rise design and from stormwater management to road preservation. ESCS aggre...
by ESCSI | May 29, 2024 | Articles | Tags: Internal Curing, Concrete Pavement, Bridge Deck
Concrete pavements and bridge decks face different demands than concrete floor slabs and walls. These parts of the nation’s infrastructure are subjected to standing moisture in the form of rain, snow and ice. For the latter two, departments of tra...
by ESCSI | May 16, 2024 | Articles | Tags: Pavement Preservation, Asphalt Surface Treatment, Skid Resistance, Asphalt Pavement
Pavement preservation not only ensures a road is smooth and safe, but it can also economically prolong a pavement’s overall service life. In fact, both the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Services have cited that every dollar ...