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  • Gulfport, MS — Snap-Tite Keeps Airport Up and Running

    Mississippi Airport Keeps Runways and Taxiways Open While Repairing Old Culverts Located Underneath The Problem The Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi was undertaking an airport improvement project that included repairing, repaving and adding new runways and taxiways. As part of this improvement project, the airport discovered several aging and deteriorating drainage culverts under the existing runways/taxiways. The old reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) culverts were starting to separate so the airport decided this was the best time to repair them... View Article

  • Columbia, KY — KY DOT Rehabilitation of Failed Reinforced Concrete Pipes

    Columbia, KY RCP Culverts Our purpose is to help customers choose solutions which will insure that the process fits the application and do this reliably and cost-effectively. All information in this field report will assist the engineer to reduce cost and minimize future maintenance costs. Abstract The prime contractor for the Columbia Bi-Pass project for the Kentucky Department of Transportation District 8 faced an expensive problem with little time for decision making. This Field Report presents an existing application where... View Article

  • Boise, ID — Rehabilitation of Failed Concrete Pipe Spillways

    City of Boise, ID concrete drainage spillway Our purpose is to help customers choose solutions which will insure that the process fits the application and do this reliably and cost-effectively. All information in this Field Report will assist the engineer to reduce cost and minimize future maintenance costs. Abstract City of Boise, ID, considered replacing and rehabilitating existing poured concrete sanitary sewer pipe. Many of these structures have reached the end of their useful life because of deterioration of the... View Article