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By: Jan R. Prusinski, PE
We're doing it to ourselves. This country's declining transportation infrastructure is often the subject of headlines, then--seemingly--faded interest. The cover story in USA Today's May 21, 2012 Money section ("U.S. Infrastructure Is Ready for a Rebuild; Troubles Masked By Recession Will Be More Problematic in Recovery") once again highlights this key issue.
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By: Jan R. Prusinski, PE
In a May 11, 2012 op/ed piece in the Houston Chronicle entitled "Building Materials Are Key to Limiting Storm Deaths," Dr. Mukaddes Darwish, associate professor of construction engineering and engineering technology at Texas Tech stated that: "Research at Texas Tech University and elsewhere has shown that only masonry or reinforced concrete walls can protect against lethal flying debris that might be encountered during a tornado with wind speeds up to 130 mph." |
PURPOSEThe Cementx Pavement Blog seeks to make pavement owners, engineers and contractors smarter about selecting, designing, constructing and maintaining pavements. New blog postings began February 1, 2017; however, we carried over pavement-related blog postings from our older blog, the "Texas Cement and Concrete Blog," which ran until December 2016.
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