Title:
Tech Spotlight: Precast Concrete Buried Bridge Provides Durability
Author(s):
Aram Kalousdian
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
48
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
44-45
Keywords:
Precast, arch, durability
DOI:
10.14359/51750689
Date:
5/1/2026
Abstract:
During a Transportation Research Board (TRB) webinar, Roberto Piacentino, Precast Sub-Segment Manager for Geoquest, presented the TechSpan® System, a three-hinged precast arch system used to construct buried bridges. This article highlights a bridge built with the TechSpan System in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, in 2000.
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