PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-11-0160
Project Name:	Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) – State of the Art 2012
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:	This project will develop a state-of-the-art report relevant to the use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in the U.S. highway transportation sector.
Laboratories:	Structures Laboratory Concrete Laboratory
Start Date:	August 1, 2011
End Date:	May 31, 2013
Funding Amount:	$60,504.00
FHWA Program Name:	Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment
Goals:	The objective of this project is to document state-of-the-art (with regard to the research, development, and deployment) Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) components within the U.S. highway transportation infrastructure. The project will look at what has been done previously and what needs to be done in order to achieve appropriate application of UHPC in this segment of the U.S. infrastructure. Given that (1) the broad range of topics currently under consideration for the use of UHPC, (2) the history of cross-pollination between separate but related application areas as new cementitious composites are developed, and (3) the wide range of topics applicable to bridge engineering, it is expected that the deliverables from this project will document far more than the work solely completed within the U.S. highway sector.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Desk study to compile relevant information into an appropriate format for broad dissemination.
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Expected Benefits:	This research will facilitate the use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) within the U.S. highway infrastructure. It will play an instrumental role in the development of structural design specifications for UHPC in the United States.
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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) Research/Technologies--FHWA Priority Market-Ready Technologies and Innovations
TRT Terms:	Concrete Structures Infrastructure Materials Pavements Research State of the Art
FHWA Disciplines:	Construction and Project Management Design Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Materials Research