Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
Prefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer co...
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| author | Islam Mantawy Rahulreddy Chennareddy Moneeb Genedy Mahmoud Reda Taha |
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| description | Prefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer concrete (PC) for bridge deck closure joints in ABC. PC produced using poly methyl methacrylate and standard aggregate was tested. Test results of PC are compared to Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Development length, lap splice length and shear strength of unreinforced PC were tested. It is shown that PC has a development length of 3.6 to 4.1 times the reinforcing bar diameter that is close to one-half the development length of 6 to 8 times the bar diameter required with UHPC. PC also showed a shorter splice length compared with that reported for UHPC. Finally, unreinforced PC showed shear strength that is twice that of UHPC. It is evident that using PC in bridge deck closure joints in ABC can improve constructability and provide cost-savings and eliminate reinforcing bar congestion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ffd73459dea4bcea48d6c788eac6d192022-12-21T17:25:01ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112019-06-01423110.3390/infrastructures4020031infrastructures4020031Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge ConstructionIslam Mantawy0Rahulreddy Chennareddy1Moneeb Genedy2Mahmoud Reda Taha3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USAPrefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer concrete (PC) for bridge deck closure joints in ABC. PC produced using poly methyl methacrylate and standard aggregate was tested. Test results of PC are compared to Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Development length, lap splice length and shear strength of unreinforced PC were tested. It is shown that PC has a development length of 3.6 to 4.1 times the reinforcing bar diameter that is close to one-half the development length of 6 to 8 times the bar diameter required with UHPC. PC also showed a shorter splice length compared with that reported for UHPC. Finally, unreinforced PC showed shear strength that is twice that of UHPC. It is evident that using PC in bridge deck closure joints in ABC can improve constructability and provide cost-savings and eliminate reinforcing bar congestion.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/4/2/31Accelerated Bridge Constructionpolymer concretebridge deckclosure jointsfull-depth precast deck panelsUltra-High Performance Concrete |
| spellingShingle | Islam Mantawy Rahulreddy Chennareddy Moneeb Genedy Mahmoud Reda Taha Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction Infrastructures Accelerated Bridge Construction polymer concrete bridge deck closure joints full-depth precast deck panels Ultra-High Performance Concrete |
| title | Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction |
| title_full | Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction |
| title_fullStr | Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction |
| title_short | Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction |
| title_sort | polymer concrete for bridge deck closure joints in accelerated bridge construction |
| topic | Accelerated Bridge Construction polymer concrete bridge deck closure joints full-depth precast deck panels Ultra-High Performance Concrete |
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