Route 139 rehabilitation : Pulaski Skyway contract 2 : final report.

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• Creators:
  Nassif, Hani ; Wassef, Andrew ; Plaxico, Chuck A. ; Su, Dan ; Na, Chaekuk ; Ray, Malcolm H.
• Corporate Creators:
  Rutgers Infrastructure Monitoring and Evaluation (RIME) Group ; Rutgers University. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Contributors:
  Venkiteela, Giri
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Barriers (Roads) Concrete Corrosion Crash Test Crash Tests Degradation Failures Deterioration Failure Highway Safety Concrete Barrier MASH Simulation TL4

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-NJ-2017-012
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;New Jersey
• Edition:
  Draft Final Report, 01/01/2014 - 6/30/2017
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  After being outside and exposed to the elements during many years of service, concrete and the
  
  reinforcement within begins to deteriorate and corrode, which affects the performance of concrete
  
  bridge balustrades, especially those built in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Many of these old concrete
  
  balustrades are approaching the end of their design service lives. The Historic Preservation Office is
  
  trying to replace an important historical concrete balustrade on NJ Route 139/Hoboken Viaduct in
  
  Jersey City, Hudson County while retaining the historic appearance. At the same time, the new
  
  design must also satisfy the requirements of the target level crash test of AASHTO MASH TL-4 which
  
  was adopted by the FHWA on January 1, 2011.
  
  In this study, the research team provides the open-faced balustrade design that will meet the
  
  aesthetic and safety requirements of both HPO and FHWA. The team incorporated the following four
  
  components: (1) Work/Coordinate with NJDOT and HPO to further develop the initial design
  
  alternative along with plans, specifications, and other appropriate documents. (2) Develop a detailed
  
  Finite Element (FE) model using LS-DYNA Software for crash test simulation. (3) Conduct a
  
  parametric study using the developed FE model to optimize the initial design alternative and evaluate
  
  the effects of various parameters on the overall performance of the concrete balustrade. Based on
  
  the simulation results, the team modified, enhanced, and optimized the initial design alternative and
  
  is attempting to obtain FHWA’s approval of the optimized design alternative. The team has
  
  coordinated with the crash testing facility, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) for the actual
  
  crash testing at test level 4 (TL-4) in accordance with AASHTO MASH.
  
  The barrier has been successfully crash tested, and the computer simulations have been validated.
  
  The outcome of this research is an optimized open balustrade design that meets the design safety
  
  and aesthetic criteria for AASHTO and HPO, respectively, as well as the crash test requirements for
  
  FHWA. The optimized deign will not only enable the New Jersey Department of Transportation
  
  (NJDOT) to use the HPO approved design in the Route 139 Rehabilitation project, but also enable
  
  NJDOT to replace other similar historic barriers while avoiding, or at least mitigating, the adverse
  
  effects to similar historic bridges.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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