S.C. uses advanced concrete to speed highway ramp construction
Construction crews in South Carolina are using a new type of advanced concrete to build an off ramp on Interstate 25. Air pressure and a pump are used to spread the Shock-crete, which officials say dries much faster than traditional concrete. "You pump it and then blow it on," said Shane Garrett, supervisor for Wurster Engineering and Construction, the subcontractor building the wall.
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This story published in AGC SmartBrief on 12/29/2008
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