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Why HCBs Create Better Structures:

Sustainable: No rusting, cracking, spalling or alkali-silica reactions (ASR) provides a 100+ year service life and

never needs painting

Lightweight: Shipping and erecting weight is approximately 10 percent of a concrete beam and 33 percent of a

steel beam. This allows greater exibility for installing the beams.

Congestion Relief: Lighter, modular bridge system allows for Accelerated Bridge Construction and reduced

trafc congestion during construction.

Safer: Internal redundancy and serviceability design result in capacities that greatly exceed code requirements. Reducedmass and resilient, energy absorbing materials offer excellent resistance and elastic response to seismic forces.

Reduced Carbon Footprint: Hybrid-composite beams use 80 percent less cement one of the largest

contributors to the carbon footprint. The beams also require 75 to 80 percent fewer trucks for shipping and

smaller cranes for erection for reduced carbon emissions.

Applications

Bridges spans up to 120 feet and more either as individual beams or as a component of a prefabricated bridge

elements and systems (PBES), ideal for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)

Marine Structures (Caps, crane beams and decks for Piers, Wharves, etc)

Roofs and decks, especially in corrosive environments or green roofs

Start Building Better

What if you could save money and shape the future? The HCB Company can show you how to build a better structure,

whether it is a bridge, pier, roof or other structure. Through our strategic partners, industry knowledge and licensed

fabricators, we can provide you the information you need to incorporate the HCB into your next project.

Owners:We can show you how to specify HCBs, work with your CM and/or designer. We can also assist in

nding special funding and LEED credits for using HCBs

Designers:We will give you the tools you need to specify the HCB in your contract documents (design

information, specications, sample details, etc.)

Contractors:We can provide everything you need to include the HCB on a design/build project or value

engineering submittal. You already have the equipment and expertise to install the HCB.

Build Better.

Build Better.

Call the HCB Company or visit our website, www.hcbridge.com, to learn more.

HC Bridge Co., LLC, 1521 Lake Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091 (847) 722-4072 (804) 400-4078

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What is a Hybrid-Composite Beam (HCB)?

Simply put, the HCB is a revolutionary, sustainable technology that combines the

strength and stiffness of conventional concrete and steel with the lightweight and

corrosion resistant advantages of ber reinforced polymers (FRP). The HCB may

appear unconventional, but the design, fabrication and construction processes are

simple and familiar to design and construction professionals. As a structural system, the

HCB is not a plastic structural member. Virtually all of the strength and stiffness of the

beam is derived from concrete and galvanized prestressing strand. Safety is inherently built into HCBs and the strength

capacity consistently exceeds code requirements. Couple this inherent safety with corrosion resistant properties of the

HCB and you have a structure that lasts longer with less maintenance. By optimizing the inherent qualities of the three

components (FRP shell, compression reinforcement and tension reinforcement), the HCB allows construction

professionals to build better structures that are cost competitive, stronger and require no additional training for their crews.

Each of these phrases describes engineers, contractors and owners who leave a lasting imprint by using technologies

that enable them to complete projects cost effectively and faster while improving quality, safety and durability. Using

decades of experience in bridge design and construction, the HCB Company has developed the Hybrid-Composite

Beam (HCB). With proven eld performance, the HCB is a revolutionary structural technology that demonstrates the

commitment to provide a sustainable solution reducing the burden of a crumbling infrastructure for future generations.

Why HCB?

Founded by John Hillman and Michael Zicko, two Professional Engineers and leaders

in the eld of bridge design, fabrication and construction, the HCB Company truly

understands the construction industry. This expertise and knowledge is applied to createa better way to build. Incorporating the HCB into your project allows you to build better

bridges, marine structures, roofs and other structures with a sustainable solution. Although

the HCB may seem like a new concept, this patented technology is rooted in centuries old

structural principles and well understood materials. Initially conceived in 1996, the HCB has undergone extensive

testing and development. Drawing upon their vast experience in infrastructure design and construction, the HCB

Companys founders are bringing the advanced composites industry to the infrastructure market.

Build Better. Aggressively pursuing excellence. Propelling the industry forward. Creating a better tomorrow.

HCBis a revolutionary, sustainable technology that combines the strength and stiffness of convention

concrete and steel with t he lightweight and corrosion resistant advantages of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP