Ric Maggenti is a Professional Engineer in California Government working for Caltrans since 1983. He is both a Senior Bridge Engineer and a Senior Materials & Research Engineer currently acting as an Office Chief of a San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Design Office.
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. …
“Get in, get out, and stay out” governs the objectives of designing a repair and rehabilitation project on an existing highway facility. Such projects on aging highways need be done as quickly as possible and be long lasting so as to minimize disruptions to a local economy’s infrastructure. …