Cold Weather Concreting – It’s That Time of Year Again By Nate Menuez, PE, LEED APSenior Structural Engineer, Morrison-Maierle What exactly is Cold Weather Concreting? The subject rears its head this time of year on every project that has concrete foundations, slab-on-grades, and elevated slabs. As we all are aware, it is best to have these discussions with the contractor and sub-contractors well before concrete placement actually occurs. The contractor and sub-contractor should have a plan in place prior to the actual placement. However, many times there is a disconnect between general contractor, sub, and even supplier. All too often we hear questions like “Who willRead More →

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There’s More to Infrastructure Than Meets the Eye By Rika Lashley, PE What do you think of when you hear “infrastructure?” Streets, bridges, railroads, electricity? All things we see every day – on the way to work, to school, when waiting at a railroad crossing. It is quite obvious when asphalt cracks and potholes develop and we want to call the city or county and ask them to fix it. However, there is more to infrastructure than what quite literally meets the eye. We tend to be rather oblivious to the infrastructure a few feet below the wheels of our cars: the water distribution andRead More →

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