Title:
How Polyester Polymer Concrete Highway and Bridge Deck Overlays Became "State of the Art"
Author(s):
J. Maass
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
214
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
39-50
Keywords:
bridge and deck overlay; CalTrans; Donner Pass; highway overlay; I-80; polyester resin; polymer concrete; premix method; unsaturated polyester
DOI:
10.14359/12759
Date:
6/17/2003
Abstract:
This paper reviews the history of polyester polymer concrete highway and bridge deck overlay with a focus on the work done in California and adjacent states. The paper discusses the early work done at Brookhaven Labs, the watershed I-80 job done at Donner Pass (including updates relating to the job), and then reviews the large number of successes over the last thirty years.