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-10-0003 | |
| Project Name: | Connections for Modular Concrete Bridge Components | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2010 | |
| End Date: | December 31, 2016 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Graybeal | |
| First Name: | Benjamin A (Ben) | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3122 | |
| E-mail: | benjamin.graybeal@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Bridge and Foundation Engineering Team [HRDI-40] | |
| Program: | Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment | |
| Laboratory: | Structures Laboratory | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap | |
| Project Description: | Development and testing of optimal connection details to facilitate the use of modular prefabricated concrete components in bridge construction. | |
| Goals: | Evaluate performance common and novel deck-level connection details under severe structural loadings in order to provide guidance to owners deploying Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (PBES) technology. | |
| Product Type: | Article | |
| Test Methodology: | Full-scale physical testing of structural system in combination with analysis and recommendations. | |
| Expected Benefits: | Guidance on the design and performance of innovative deck-level connections for prefabricated bridge deck systems. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Performance of Deck-Level Connections Between Precast Concrete Components Concept and Early Results Product Type(s): Article Description: Peer-reviewed conference proceeding paper published in the proceedings of the 2012 PCI National Bridge Conference. Citation:Marcu, S., Greene, G., and Graybeal, B., Performance of Deck-Level Connections Between Precast Concrete Components Concept and Early Results, Proc., PCI National Bridge Conference, October 2012, Nashville, Tennessee, 11 pp. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Roads and Bridges--Construction and Project Management | |
| TRT Terms: | Concrete Structures Infrastructure Bridges Research High Performance Concrete Bridge Construction |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Construction and Project Management Design Structures |
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| Subject Areas: | Bridges and other structures Materials Research |
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