Title:
Durability of a Notable Concrete Project
Author(s):
James Warner and Edward K. Rice
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
19
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
53-55
Keywords:
cantilever beams; durability; driveways;
DOI:
Date:
8/1/1997
Abstract:
A private residence was built on a steep ridge in California in the 1950s that used an innovative and creative concrete design. The spiral, cantilevered, prestressed driveway provides access to the "house on the hill" and 40 years later, it still exhibits durability.