PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-02-0003
Project Name:	Alternate Corrosion-Resistant Protection Systems for Posttensioned Bridge Members
Status:	Completed
Contact:	Last Name: Virmani First Name: Paul Telephone: 202-493-3052 E-mail: paul.virmani@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Infrastructure Management Team
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.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	December 31, 2002
End Date:	November 30, 2012
Funding Amount:	$200,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Goals:	The key project objective is to develop corrosion resistant protection systems for posttensioned bridge members.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	fabrication of large size, specimens, exposure to adverse environment, nondestructive evaluation data, and autopsy
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
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 Audiences: Researchers, Bridge design professionals Secondary Audiences: 2. Name: Report Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: Comparative Study of Mechanical and Corrosion Resistance Properties of Bridge Post-Tensioning Strands Audiences: Bridge design professionals Secondary Audiences: , Design engineers, Concrete producers
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Structures
TRT Terms:	Materials Infrastructure Research Bridges Posttensioning Concrete
FHWA Disciplines:	Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Materials Research