PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-09-0001
Project Name:	Ultra-High Performance Concrete Material Model
Status:	Completed
Contact:	Last Name: Graybeal First Name: Benjamin A (Ben) Telephone: 202-493-3122 E-mail: benjamin.graybeal@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Bridge and Foundation Engineering Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	This projects aims to develop an ultra-high performance concrete material model for use within Abaqus, which is a suite of general purpose nonlinear finite element analysis programs.
Laboratories:	Structures Laboratory
Start Date:	January 1, 2009
End Date:	September 30, 2010
Funding Amount:	$300,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Ultra-High Performance Concrete with Ductility
Goals:	Develop ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) material model to facilitate computational modeling of structural systems containing UHPC components.
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Engage results from physical testing completed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center to develop a nonlinear material model widely applicable to ultra-high performance concrete components.
Other Information:	Development of this material model will facilitate the development of structural systems that can address significant needs in highway structures.
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Deliverables:	1. Name: Finite Element Analysis of Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Modeling Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type II Girder and a 2nd Generation Pi-Girder Product Type(s): Research report Description: Research report documenting findings of research study. Audiences: Researchers, Bridge design professionals, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: 2. Name: Finite Element Analysis of UHPC: Structural Performance of an AASHTO Type II Girder and a 2nd Generation Pi-Girder Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Summary of findings from research project. Audiences: Researchers, State highway agencies, Bridge design professionals, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/structures/10079/index.cfm 3. Name: Modeling Structural Performance of Ultra-High Performance Concrete I-Girders Product Type(s): Article Description: Peer-reviewed journal published in ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering (V17, No. 5, Sept-Oct 2012, pp. 754-764). Emanates from the findings of this research project. Audiences: Academics, Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Researchers, State departments of transportation Secondary Audiences: 4. Name: Modeling Structural Performance of 2nd Generation Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-Girders Product Type(s): Article Description: Peer-reviewed journal published in ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering (V17, No. 4, July-Aug 2012, pp. 634-643). Emanates from the findings of this research project. Audiences: Academics, Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Researchers, State departments of transportation Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Design Roads and Bridges--Structures Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TRT Terms:	Concrete Structures Infrastructure Cement Research Concrete Highways Bridges High Performance Concrete
FHWA Disciplines:	Design Construction and Project Management Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Design Research