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Oct 2009
A Coordinated Effort
Authors: Thomas A. Fisher, M.ASCE, Rama Krishnagiri, Tam L. Sillick, and George R. KuhnAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Civil Engineering Magazine Archive
Volume 79, Issue 10
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Engineers designing a bascule bridge rehabilitation that was intended to extend the life of the structure by 10 years quickly discovered that the bridge’s deficiencies warranted additional work. The client agreed to a more extensive overhaul that would extend the bridge’s life by 25 years, but weaving the more complex work around restrictions on navigation channel and bascule operations, lane closures, and environmental disturbances, among many other considerations, required skillful coordination.
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Published in print: Oct 2009
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Thomas A. Fisher, M.ASCE
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Rama Krishnagiri
P.E.
Tam L. Sillick
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George R. Kuhn
Vice President and Professional Associate Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), Princeton and Newark, New Jersey, and in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Professional Associate and Senior Supervising Engineer Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), Princeton, New Jersey.
Structural Engineers Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), Princeton, New Jersey.
Project Manager New Jersey Dept. of Transportation, New Jersey.
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