IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MMFX Steel Corporation of America (www.mmfx.com) continues to advance infrastructure technology with the newly published 2013 Interim Revisions of the American ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) increased the design strength for concrete reinforcing steels to 100 ksi for bridges and ...

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications revisions allow reinforced concrete bridges to be designed using high-strength reinforcing steels, like MMFX2 grade 100 rebar.

Rebar-tying robots have come to Wisconsin. Waukesha-based MKE Iron Erectors recently used one on a bridge project, a first in the state. Developed by Advanced Construction Robotics of Pittsburgh ...

TyBot autonomous rebar tying robot that can tie up to 1,000 intersections an hour by autonomously navigating its working area saved 34% in both personnel hours and duration of work on the Koppel ...

Massachusetts-based startup Allium Engineering says its stainless-steel-bonded reinforcing bar can push bridge deck service life to 100 years or more without changing how contractors build—and the ...

Traditional bridge caps are rectangular, making it easy to evenly space the rebar in a grid.

WEBVTT OF INTERSTATE 93. MIKE: IT’S THE FIRST ROBOT OF ITS KIND USED IN NEW ENGLAND AND IS A WELCOMED ADDITION TO ONE CONSTRUCTION CREW. IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK ON ROUTE 102 OVERLOOKING INTERSTATE 93, ...

The steel rebar that provides strength to concrete floors, walls, and other structures is held in place during the pouring process by tying it to the other rebar where the rods cross.