Development of a Family of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-Girders

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• Alternative Title:
  Development of a Family of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Pi-Girders [TechBrief]
• Creators:
  Zhang, Gang
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
• Contributors:
  Graybeal, Benjamin A.
• Corporate Contributors:
  PSI International, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bridge Design Bridges And Other Structures Design Finite Element Analysis Finite Element Method Highways I24: Design Of Bridges And Retaining Walls I32: Concrete Materials Pi-girder Research Hub Structural Optimization UHPC Ultra High Performance Concrete

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HRT-14-028;HRDI-40/1-14(250)E
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  TechBrief, January 2014
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is an advanced cementitious composite material, which tends to exhibit superior properties such as exceptional durability, increased strength, and long-term stability. (See references 1-4.) The use of existing structural configurations for materials with advanced properties results in inefficient designs and less cost-effective solutions. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop a series of optimized sections of UHPC pi-girders to effectively utilize the superior mechanical properties of UHPC over longer span lengths through finite element analysis (FEA).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-10-D-00017
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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