Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction

Prefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer co...

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Main Authors:	Islam Mantawy, Rahulreddy Chennareddy, Moneeb Genedy, Mahmoud Reda Taha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:	Infrastructures
Subjects:	Accelerated Bridge Construction polymer concrete bridge deck closure joints full-depth precast deck panels Ultra-High Performance Concrete
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/4/2/31

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spelling	doaj-7ffd73459dea4bcea48d6c788eac6d192020-11-25T02:10:47ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112019-06-01423110.3390/infrastructures4020031infrastructures4020031Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge ConstructionIslam Mantawy0Rahulreddy Chennareddy1Moneeb Genedy2Mahmoud Reda Taha3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USAPrefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer concrete (PC) for bridge deck closure joints in ABC. PC produced using poly methyl methacrylate and standard aggregate was tested. Test results of PC are compared to Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Development length, lap splice length and shear strength of unreinforced PC were tested. It is shown that PC has a development length of 3.6 to 4.1 times the reinforcing bar diameter that is close to one-half the development length of 6 to 8 times the bar diameter required with UHPC. PC also showed a shorter splice length compared with that reported for UHPC. Finally, unreinforced PC showed shear strength that is twice that of UHPC. It is evident that using PC in bridge deck closure joints in ABC can improve constructability and provide cost-savings and eliminate reinforcing bar congestion.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/4/2/31Accelerated Bridge Constructionpolymer concretebridge deckclosure jointsfull-depth precast deck panelsUltra-High Performance Concrete
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author_facet	Islam Mantawy Rahulreddy Chennareddy Moneeb Genedy Mahmoud Reda Taha
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title	Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
title_short	Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
title_full	Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
title_fullStr	Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
title_full_unstemmed	Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction
title_sort	polymer concrete for bridge deck closure joints in accelerated bridge construction
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Infrastructures
issn	2412-3811
publishDate	2019-06-01
description	Prefabricated concrete bridge deck panels are utilized in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to simplify bridge deck construction. Concrete with good bond and shear strength as well as excellent flowability is required to fill bridge deck closure joints. This paper discusses the use of polymer concrete (PC) for bridge deck closure joints in ABC. PC produced using poly methyl methacrylate and standard aggregate was tested. Test results of PC are compared to Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC). Development length, lap splice length and shear strength of unreinforced PC were tested. It is shown that PC has a development length of 3.6 to 4.1 times the reinforcing bar diameter that is close to one-half the development length of 6 to 8 times the bar diameter required with UHPC. PC also showed a shorter splice length compared with that reported for UHPC. Finally, unreinforced PC showed shear strength that is twice that of UHPC. It is evident that using PC in bridge deck closure joints in ABC can improve constructability and provide cost-savings and eliminate reinforcing bar congestion.
topic	Accelerated Bridge Construction polymer concrete bridge deck closure joints full-depth precast deck panels Ultra-High Performance Concrete
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/4/2/31
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Polymer Concrete for Bridge Deck Closure Joints in Accelerated Bridge Construction

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