About the author  ⁄ Kenneth Brown, P.E.

Ken Brown is the Office Chief (Supervising Bridge Engineer) of Structure Maintenance and Investigations – Toll Bridges. In his position, Mr. Brown directs the work of 20 engineers responsible for the inspection, rehabilitation design and general custodianship of the major toll bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Accelerated Bridge Construction to Rehabilitate Aging Highway Structures

Replacing Riding Surface to Maintain Structural Integrity and Durability of an Orthotropic Deck

In 1967, the San Mateo/Hayward Bridge incorporated the United States’ first orthotropic steel bridge deck on a major bridge, winning the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (OCEA). The mile long orthotropic steel deck is included within the six lane wide, two mile long steel high-rise portion of the seven mile long bridge. …

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Oct, 2015 By and In Articles, Construction Issues Comments 1
STRUCTURE magazine