Crews to begin steel repairs on Carroll Cropper Memorial Bridge

Crews to begin steel repairs on Carroll Cropper Memorial Bridge

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin steel repairs on the Carroll Cropper Memorial Bridge in Boone County on Monday, Jan. 20. Crews plan to test core samples on the westbound side of the bridge. Concrete barriers have been installed to protect contractors and traffic during repairs and will be up for the next three to […]

NBC 2020 defines key fire barriers at edge-of-slab joints

NBC 2020 defines key fire barriers at edge-of-slab joints

Photos courtesy Hilti Curtain walls, by definition, are exterior walls that “hang” away from the building floor slabs rather than sitting on top of the floor as a window wall would. This inevitably creates a gap between the outside edge of the floor slab and the inner surface of the curtain wall. In a multi-storey […]