PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0031
Project Name:	Material Properties of Prebagged Grouts for Prefabricated Bridge Element and System Connections
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 project will look into the development and testing of optimal connection details for use in facilitating the use of modular prefabricated concrete components in bridge construction. This project steps toward that goal by providing a baseline set of data on commercially available grouts, some of which are already used for Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (PBES) connections.
Laboratories:	Structures Laboratory Concrete Laboratory
Start Date:	July 1, 2010
End Date:	January 31, 2013
Funding Amount:	$150,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment
Goals:	The key project objective is to evaluate the critical mechanical properties of prebagged grout materials, which may be used in field-cast applications connecting Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (PBES) components. This research will provide a baseline from which future grout performance expectations can be developed.
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Complete standardized and modified material tests to assess basic mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, shrinkage, and bondability.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Data not yet available
Deliverables:	1. Name: Material Characterization of Field-Cast Connection Grouts Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: Final report covering entirety of project. Audiences: Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Local bridge owners, Other highway agencies, Researchers, State departments of transportation, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: , Concrete producers, Design engineers 2. Name: Material Characterization of Field-Cast Connection Grouts Product Type(s): Research report, Techbrief Description: Executive summary covering the results of the study. Audiences: Bridge design professionals, Concrete industry, Bridge owners, Academics, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Local bridge owners, Other highway agencies, Researchers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: , Design engineers
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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 Prefabricated Bridges Concrete Research Grout
FHWA Disciplines:	Construction and Project Management Design Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Materials Research