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September 3 2022 Vol. XXVIII • No. 18
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Canton, Ohio’s Highway Equipment, Meets Challenges Head On...12
CAWGC Hosts Annual Steak Fry, Raises Money for Charity...20
By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Case Launches New Minotaur DL550 Compact Dozer Loader...40
Reconstructing a levee along a river, or erecting a concrete flood wall, is not a monumental
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-79 Utility Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-91 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99-105 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109-119 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
task, certainly not for experienced engineers and contractors working under the watchful eye of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. However, throw in hundreds of intersecting utility lines, railroad tracks and trains crowding
the work area, limited access to construction sites for work crews, plus the requirement to shift gears and counteract any untimely rise in river waters — and routine construction suddenly gets tricky. see USACE page 84
Helping Pavements Live Long, Prosper Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change see story page 92
Prestressing concrete with high-strength materials is one method of strengthening it. Steel cables inside the concrete are tensioned with a significant force, elongating them. They are then released, compressing the concrete. This prestressing reduces cracking from concrete shrinkage.