U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-02-0003 | |
| Project Name: | Alternate Corrosion-Resistant Protection Systems for Posttensioned Bridge Members | |
| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Start Date: | December 31, 2002 | |
| End Date: | November 30, 2012 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Virmani | |
| First Name: | Paul | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3052 | |
| E-mail: | paul.virmani@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Infrastructure Management Team [HRDI-60] | |
| Program: | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap | |
| Project Description: | The experimental program includes both long-term exposure tests as well as accelerated corrosion tests. The new posttensioning systems being investigated include combinations of strands, ducts (with and without couplers), bearing plates, and electrical isolation. | |
| Product Type: | Research report Technical report | |
| Test Methodology: | Fabrication of large size, specimens, exposure to adverse environment, nondestructive evaluation data, and autopsy. | |
| Expected Benefits: | Durable Materials | |
| Deliverables: | 1. Name: Report Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Improved Post-Tensioning Materials after Long-Term Exposure Testing 2. Name: Report Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: Comparative Study of Mechanical and Corrosion Resistance Properties of Bridge Posttensioning Strands | |
| FHWA Topics: | Roads and Bridges--Structures | |
| TRT Terms: | Materials Infrastructure Research Bridges Posttensioning Concrete |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Structures |
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| Subject Areas: | Bridges and other structures Materials Research |
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