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Initial In-Service Response and Lateral Load Distribution of a Prestressed Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Using Field Load Tests
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering (2016, Delft, The Netherlands)
  • E. S. Hernandez
  • John J. Myers, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Bridge A7957 is the first Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) infrastructure in which self-consolidating concrete (SCC) and high-strength self-consolidating concrete (HS-SCC) were implemented. The objective of this research was to monitor the initial in-service behavior of the precastprestressed concrete primary elements of Bridge A 7957. An initial series of diagnostic load tests was conducted on the bridge's superstructure. Embedded sensors recorded strain variations at instrumented girder sections during different load configurations. Lateral distribution factors were computed from experimental data, finite element models (FEM), and using the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications which resulted in conservative values. No significant difference was observed between the SCC and conventional concrete members' response during this first series of field load tests.

Meeting Name
5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering, IALCCE 2016 (2016: Oct. 16-19, Delft, The Netherlands)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Concretes,
  • Finite element method,
  • Life cycle,
  • Conservative value,
  • Conventional concrete,
  • Diagnostic load tests,
  • Lateral distribution factors,
  • Lateral load distributions,
  • Load configurations,
  • Missouri department of transportations,
  • Self-consolidating concrete,
  • Bridges
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-113802847-0
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 CRC Press, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2017
Publication Date
01 Oct 2017
Citation Information
E. S. Hernandez and John J. Myers. "Initial In-Service Response and Lateral Load Distribution of a Prestressed Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Using Field Load Tests" Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering (2016, Delft, The Netherlands) (2017) p. 1072 - 1079
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-myers/75/