PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0003
Project Name:	Connections for Modular Concrete Bridge Components
Status:	Active
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:	Development and testing of optimal connection details to facilitate the use of modular prefabricated concrete components in bridge construction.
Laboratories:	Structures Laboratory Concrete Laboratory
Start Date:	January 1, 2010
End Date:	December 31, 2013
Funding Amount:	$700,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment
Goals:	This project aims to develop and evaluate connections for modular high-performance concrete bridge components.
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Full-scale physical testing of structural system in combination with all necessary computational analysis.
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Expected Benefits:	Data not yet available
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. Audiences: Academics, Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, City and county agencies, Concrete industry, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Local bridge owners, Other highway agencies, Researchers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Construction and Project Management 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 Bridges Research High Performance Concrete Bridge Construction
FHWA Disciplines:	Construction and Project Management Design Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Materials Research