UCP Summer 2018 Newsletter – Utility Concrete

Modular Infrastructure

We recently created a brochure focusing on Modular Infrastructure, which puts a spotlight on the products UCP produces that incorporate Value Engineering/Design Build and Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC).

Click HERE to view a web version of the brochure.

Some of the precast products featured in this pamphlet are:
Bridge Approach Slabs
Deck Panels
Pavement Slabs
Pier Elements
Bridge Abutments, Backwalls, & Wingwalls
Superstructure Systems
Moment Slabs & Copings
Counterfort Retaining Wall
Rail Platforms
Sign Columns
UnderbridgeTubs
Wave Wall

Value Engineering

When infrastructure projects find themselves in densely populated areas or occur on a site with poor conditions, the opportunity for value engineering with precast concrete infrastructure components presents itself as a preferred solution to difficult construction issues.

To value engineer a portion of a construction project is to provide a higher quality product at similar or greater value. Precast concrete is widely accepted as a high-performance material due to its high compressive strength, controlled production practices, and stringent quality requirements.

The choice to utilize precast concrete will ultimately decrease the site times by eliminating the forming and cure times necessary with typical cast-in-place (CIP) concrete. This results in a project that is completed quicker for the owner and opened to the public on-time and within budget. Our experienced design team can help you develop a value engineered solution for any complex CIP concrete designs a job may present.

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Accelerated Bridge Construction

As the nation’s infrastructure continues to age, the number of bridges requiring rehabilitation, repair, or total replacement continues to increase. One of the greatest concerns with bridge construction and repair is how the project will affect the surrounding community, with safety, quality of life, and economical impacts being major considerations. In densely populated areas, the effects of lane closures or complete shutdown of a bridge can result in a larger economic cost to the area than the project cost itself. This makes way for the increasingly adopted practice of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC).

ABC is a method of bridge construction that uses innovative planning, design, materials, and construction methods in both a safe and cost-effective way to reduce on-site time that occurs during new construction, bridge replacement, and/or rehabilitation.

Click here to see additional Accelerated Bridge Construction projects

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