Advancing Accelerated Bridge Construction and Fabrication in Indiana [Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Thrall, Ashley P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Joint Transportation Research Program (Ind.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accelerated bridge construction
  • Costs
  • Fabrication
  • Guidelines
  • Project delivery
  • Time duration
  • Work zone safety
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Indiana
• Edition:
  Technical Summary
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  The aim of this research was to increase the use of the accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and accelerated bridge fabrication (ABF) in Indiana. Specific research objectives included: (1) understand barriers to implementing ABC and evaluate ABF capabilities in Indiana, (2) investigate the benefits and limits of various ABC/ABF strategies specific to Indiana, and (3) develop guidelines and recommendations for implementing ABC/ABF in Indiana. The focus was on the scoping stage, with the goal of triggering which projects are candidates for ABC or ABF early in the process. Research culminated in (1) a system-level analysis tool that scores all bridges in the Indiana bridge inventory according to their potential for ABC and (2) a site-specific decision-making flowchart to be used at an early stage of design for a specific bridge.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-4843
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92019/dot_92019_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32fc9abe2fe4e9ee7c65b269d11e9094d3b02ee626ac904c351bb33325ab73819915b454c53166b8baafed2b47711dd63e12701dc0c75f0e351c3699bc765b10