Cause And Control Of Transverse Cracking In Concrete Bridge Decks

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• Creators:
  Hadidi, Rambod ; Saadeghvaziri, M. Ala
• Corporate Creators:
  New Jersey Institute of Technology. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge decks
  • Concrete
  • Transverse cracking
  • Cracking
  • Construction management
  • Mix design
  • Stresses
  • Structural design
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-NJ-2002-19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Jersey
• Edition:
  March 2000 to December 2002
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Jersey Institute of Technology ; New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Causes of transverse cracking in concrete bridge decks, which can accelerate deterioration of the structures, thereby increasing maintenance costs and potentially shortening the system service life, are still not fully understood despite several significant studies. Disagreements and contradictory results indicate the need for further research on this important phenomenon. This study will address correlation between the results of NJDOT survey of cracking in bridge decks and the findings of previous research work. NJDOT staff has indicated that quality control procedures employed in preparation of concrete used for bridge decks in New Jersey are excellent. Therefore, while including material factors in this study, they will not be emphasized. Once the possible causes of bridge deck cracking in New Jersey are identified through a focused analytical study using 3-D FEA, possible design recommendations to reduce cracking will be formulated. In support of the analytical work several bridges will be instrumented for measurements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57529/dot_57529_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.13 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:33a20232a3b482ed46a3ec32bdbdef1235844f065d9ced503d5cea6f68bd9983