Answer to Question #238740 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for Emmo

Question

4. In bridge widening projects, the method of stitching is normally employed for connecting existing deck to the new deck. What are the problems associated with this method in terms of shrinkage of concrete?

Answer 1

Traffic tremor on the current bridge causes adversative outcomes to the newly located stitches. To resolve this issue, swift hardening cement is utilized for the stitching concrete to abridge the time of locating concrete.