Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. Ladders provide access for workers to complete preparations for concrete placement. Piers for completed east side bridge are in left background. The curved portion at bottom of completed piers coincides with curved forms in foreground, and the ~45 degree joint shown is connection of top of pier base to lowest field precast concrete modules of V-shaped pier legs. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. The corner openings provide access for placing concrete, to be closed when concrete reaches the opening. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. Ladders provide access for workers to complete preparations for concrete placement. Piers for completed east side bridge are in left background. The curved portion at bottom of completed piers coincides with curved forms in foreground, and the ~45 degree joint shown is connection of top of pier base to lowest field precast concrete modules of V-shaped pier legs. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Green epoxy coated reinforcing steel extends above top of formwork for cast in place base for V-shaped bridge pier. We look over top of structural steel sheet piles surrounding foundation pit for west most pier, looking at protruding steel and top of form of the next pier base toward completed pier of east half of bridge. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Foundation pit for V-shaped piers for bridge, with protruding reinforced concrete piles/piers to be capped by pier. Structural steel interlocking sheet piles support soil around pit, with supplemental structural steel horizontal wales and cross pit bracing from steel pipes. In distance on left are completed east side of bridge and its piers and west side piers still under construction. In right background are field cast reinforced concrete modules from which bridge piers are being constructed. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Placing concrete with concrete pump: Concrete shoots out end of elephant trunk in a stream of concrete directed by the worker at the left into wood forms, where it joins with the reinforcing steel to create horizontal foundation beams. To the right a second worker inserts and withdraws a flexible concrete vibrator that helps consolidate the concrete. Behind him a worker carries on his back the motor that drives the vibrator. 
     In background is temporary support wall, consisting of vertical steel soldier piles/beams that support wood breast boards that support the soil of the vertical soil embankment at the edge of the excavation. Soldier beams are supported at mid-height against lateral movement of soil by steel rod tiebacks, shown here with orange steel plates. Colorado Street, Denver, Colorado, December 4, 2006.
Marine/river construction: Construction barge carries Liebher hydraulic operated crawler mounted backhoe set up as an underwater dredge to shape river bottom for bridge construction. Barge is anchored by rectangular steel piers pushed a shallow distance into river bed. Danube River in Hungary west of Budapest, August 2006.
Marine/river construction: Construction barge carries Liebherr 974 Litronic hydraulic operated crawler mounted backhoe set up as an underwater dredge to shape river bottom for bridge construction. Barge is anchored by rectangular steel piers pushed a shallow distance into river bed. Danube River in Hungary west of Budapest, August 2006.
Marine/river construction: Construction barge carries Liebherr crawler mounted lattice boom, cable operated crane and ABI Mobilram drill and vibratory/ impact/ pressing pile driving rig. Crane lifts steel sheet piles that lay in front of it and feeds them to the pile driving rig. Danube River in Hungary west of Budapest, August 2006.
Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. Ladders provide access for workers to complete preparations for concrete placement. Piers for completed east side bridge are in left background. The curved portion at bottom of completed piers coincides with curved forms in foreground, and the ~45 degree joint shown is connection of top of pier base to lowest field precast concrete modules of V-shaped pier legs. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. Ladders provide access for workers to complete preparations for concrete placement. Piers for completed east side bridge are in left background. The curved portion at bottom of completed piers coincides with curved forms in foreground, and the ~45 degree joint shown is connection of top of pier base to lowest field precast concrete modules of V-shaped pier legs. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
Steel forms and green epoxy coated reinforcing steel for cast in place reinforced concrete bridge pier base in foundation pit. Ladders provide access for workers to complete preparations for concrete placement. Piers for completed east side bridge are in left background. The curved portion at bottom of completed piers coincides with curved forms in foreground, and the ~45 degree joint shown is connection of top of pier base to lowest field precast concrete modules of V-shaped pier legs. Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland, Capitol Beltway, I-95/I-495. November 2006.
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