Charged with maintaining critical infrastructure while conserving taxpayer dollars, state Departments of Transportation are on the lookout for ways to improve the performance of roads and bridges. Deteriorated pavements irritate drivers and damage vehicles, while the need for frequent repairs wastes both time and money.

A $2.6-billion stadium taking shape on the outskirts of Los Angeles will transform an old horse track into one of the area’s most eagerly anticipated developments. Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park will serve as the new home of the LA Rams while the surrounding area will become a small city in itself.

Early-age cracking in mass concrete structures is a severe problem that can lead to long-term serviceability problems. Researchers at Auburn University conducted a study to evaluate the effects of using lightweight aggregates on the early-age cracking tendency of mass concrete..

Tourney Consulting Group has completed a study to determine the effects of Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate (ESCS) lightweight coarse and fine aggregates on the transport properties of concrete. The transport properties were then used in several service life prediction programs including STADIUM®, Life 365™ and in analysis performed in accordance with fib Bulletin 34.

Over one million lightweight concrete block are being used to construct a new psychiatric hospital campus in Central Missouri. The concrete masonry units are being manufactured by Midwest Block and Brick and utilize Trinity Lightweight’s Riverlite® produced in Erwinville, Louisiana.