by sandiw | Jun 5, 2023 | LTAP
A hard hat is a hard hat, right? Cheaper the better and keep them forever. If it’s just to check off a bureaucratic box or look cool on your office shelf, that’s probably true. But, just as we have learned with other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE), it...
by sandiw | May 2, 2023 | LTAP
The Delaware T2/LTAP Center participated with the Delaware Bridge Design Competition in April, at the Chase Center in Wilmington. Organized by the Delaware Department of Transportation Bridge Design Section, two to three hundred (we don’t count well) students, grades...
by sandiw | May 2, 2023 | LTAP
Speeding and reckless driving, particularly through our residential and business areas, is something most of us naturally find threatening. Frankly, drivers who disregard speed limits are likely to ignore other rules of the road, such as those dealing with yielding...
by sandiw | May 2, 2023 | LTAP
Interaction of construction and maintenance equipment (trucks, loaders, skid steers, backhoes, trailers, etc.) with personnel and fixed objects in maintenance yards and within work zones happens more often than you think. Thankfully, the equipment typically backs...
by sandiw | Mar 30, 2023 | LTAP
Okay, perhaps an occasional pothole is statistically likely to come your way. But (and here comes the tough love), if your streets are littered with potholes, it’s time to re-evaluate some of your life choices. Let’s look at why this is happening to you. Potholes...
by sandiw | Jan 6, 2023 | LTAP
Too often lately, we don’t finish concrete as well as we used to. Why is that? Does the surface shown below look a little too familiar? When our concrete flatwork develops scaling, mortar flaking, and pop-outs early in its life, the easy retort is that deicing...
