Auscultation d'une culée du pont de Portneuf à l'aide d'une inclusion de béton instrumentée (CIUS)

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1129-1136
Author(s):  
Axel-Pierre Bois ◽  
Mohamed Lachemi ◽  
Gérard Ballivy

The Portneuf Bridge, built in 1992, is the first air-entrained high-performance concrete bridge in North America. To understand its short and long term behaviour, an auscultation program has been set. Hence, a cylindrical concrete inclusion of the Université de Sherbrooke was installed in one of the abutments of the bridge. The aim of this study is to present the first results thus acquired. The analysis of the results allowed to calculate the coefficient of thermal expansion of the concrete and to assess deformation variations due to shrinkage and creep and the effects of rebar–concrete interaction in the upper abutment region. Moreover, the presence of thermal gradients, which creates nonisotropic deformations, has been established. Key words: high-performance concrete, deformations, thermal gradients, instrumentation, bridge, monitoring. [Journal translation]

2016 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
pp. 215-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Čítek ◽  
Milan Rydval ◽  
Jiří Kolísko

Research in the Ultra-High Performance Concrete applications field is very important. Current experiences shows that the structure design should be optimize due to relatively new fine-grained cement-based Hi-Tech material with excellent mechanical and durability properties. It is not sure if some of the volumetric changes like creep or shrinkage has or has not an impact on an advantage for the construction and for the structure design. The effect of the shrinkage and creep of common used concretes are well known and well described at publications but the effect of volumetric changes of the UHPC is mostly unknown because of the fact that some of experimental tests are long term and the development of UHPC is still in its basics. A lot of works are focused on a basic mechanical properties and durability tests.


2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 743-750
Author(s):  
Jong-Pil Won ◽  
Jung-Min Seo ◽  
Chang-Soo Lee ◽  
Hae-Kyun Park ◽  
Myeong-Sub Lee

Author(s):  
Prasada Rao Rangaraju

In collaboration with FHWA, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has successfully completed its first experimental high-performance concrete pavement (HPCP) project under the Testing and Evaluation Program (TE-30). This project is one of the 22 projects funded under the TE-30 Program. With a structural design life of 60 years, this HPCP is unique in that it incorporates significant changes to the existing Mn/DOT specifications on concrete materials. Some of the new materials-related specifications developed as a part of this project are based on performance criteria that influence long-term durability of the pavement structure. The background and considerations for selecting the new performance measures are discussed, and test results are presented that evaluate the practical feasibility of establishing and achieving the performance specifications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 07008
Author(s):  
William Toledo ◽  
Leticia Davila ◽  
Ahmed Al-Basha ◽  
Craig Newtson ◽  
Brad Weldon

This paper investigates the shrinkage and thermal effects of an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) mixture proposed for use as an overlay material for concrete bridge decks. In this study, early-age and longer-term shrinkage tests were performed on the locally produced UHPC. Thermal and shrinkage effects in normal strength concrete slabs overlaid with UHPC were also observed. Early-age shrinkage testing showed that approximately 55% of the strain occurred in the plastic state and may not contribute to bond stresses since the elastic modulus of the UHPC should be small at such early ages. Thickness of the substrate and amount of reinforcing steel were important factors for shrinkage in the slabs. The thickest slab experienced greater shrinkage than thinner slabs. Comparing this slab to a thinner slab with the same reinforcement indicated that reinforcement ratio is more important than the area of steel.


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