Laboratory And Field Tests On A Prefabricated Steel-Bar Mesh-Panel System For Continuously-Reinforced-Concrete Pavement (CRCP)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norinobu Katayama ◽  
Kazuhiko Fujisaki ◽  
Takehisa Ueno ◽  
Ryutaro Onishi ◽  
Isamu Yoshitake
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Construction Time ◽  
Loading Test ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Steel Bar ◽  
Simulated Field

The decline in the number of persons of working age is a social problem in Japan. This is a particularly serious concern for workers in the construction field; construction systems should be considered for productivity improvements. Prefabrication systems are an effective method for shortening construction cycles and times. In fact, various precast concrete members have been employed to realize more rapid construction and improvements in quality. Using precast concrete members is difficult because jointless roads are preferable for highway pavement. Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), which has the advantages of concrete jointless construction and high ductility, is a suitable method for highway road construction. Typical Japanese highways built with CRCP reduce the amount of horizontal cracking by arranging transverse rebars at an angle of 60° to the main rebars. Note that rebar placement and bonding in conventional CRCP are troublesome and labor intensive owing to the long construction time required. We have developed prefabricated steel bar meshes for CRCP and can report some benefits relating to their practical application. To examine the fundamental properties of mesh panels, we conducted a laboratory experiment and a simulated field test. The primary concern of welded rebars are failures induced by cyclic loading. A flexural fatigue loading test using CRCP models was conducted. In addition, a comparative survey on conventional and prefabrication systems was performed in the simulated field test to quantify the constructability of CRCP and to observe the extent of cracking in concrete. This paper reports on our experimental investigation.

Early Age Performance of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement with Different Types of Aggregate

1997 ◽  
Vol 1568 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43
Author(s):  
Yoon-Ho Cho ◽  
Terry Dossey ◽  
B. Frank Mccullough
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Crack Spacing ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Thermal Coefficient ◽  
Curing Methods ◽  
Pavement Construction ◽  
New Variables

The effect of coarse aggregate on pavement performance has been attributed to the volume of aggregate used in pavement construction. The different patterns of crack development for limestone (LS) and siliceous river gravel (SRG) are a typical example of aggregate-induced variable performance in continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP). An attempt was made to find a reasonable solution for pavements with SRG. As a way to solve the performance problem observed from the SRG pavement, a blended aggregates mixture was suggested. Laboratory and field tests were performed to check the feasibility of their application in pavements. From the laboratory test, a 50:50 blending ratio was suggested after considering the effect on tensile strength and thermal coefficient of expansion. Field test sections were also constructed to verify previous performance observations for the two aggregates and to provide performance data for new variables such as blended aggregates and special curing methods. Unexpectedly, the blended mixture did not improve the performance of SRG pavement; rather it experienced worse cracking than SRG alone. A controlled experiment with additional field test sections is needed to verify or disprove this finding. The only definitive finding was that selection of aggregate in the concrete pavement is a vital consideration for the design of the pavement. The CRCP8 analytical program reasonably predicted crack spacing for both SRG and LS pavements, predicting mean crack spacing of 0.99 m (3.25 ft) for SRG and 1.98 m (6.41 ft) for the limestone. These values are somewhat below the actual spacing observed at 100 days. Data collected after the first winter period will be required to calibrate the program.

Case Studies of Seismic Vibration Control of Civil Structures Using Shape Memory Alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5427-5434
Author(s):  
Hui Qian ◽  
Hong Nan Li ◽  
Di Cui ◽  
Huai Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Seismic Vibration ◽  
Concrete Members

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are unique class materials that have the ability to undergo large deformations, while returning to their undeformed shape through either the applications of heat (SME) or removal of stress (SE). The unique properties lead to their wide applications in the biomedical, mechanical, aerospace, commercial industries, and recently in civil engineering. The paper presents two case studies of structural seismic vibration control using SMAs. The first one is a study of the SMA reinforced RC members. Two innovative applications in RC members, such as SMA-based Precast Concrete Frame Connection (SMA-PCFC), and SMA reinforced RC short column, were proposed. Moreover, the self-rehabilitation properties of SMAs-based Intelligent Reinforced Concrete Beams (SMA-IRCBs) were further experimentally investigated. The results show that SMAs can improve the mechanical properties of concrete members. SMA reinforced RC members have unique seismic performance compared to ordinarily steel reinforced concrete members. The second one is a study of the structural energy dissipation system using SMAs damping device. An innovative hybrid SMAs friction device (HSMAFD) which consists of pre-tensioned superelastic SMA wires and friction devices (FD) was presented. The results of cyclic tensile tests show that the HSMAFD exhibits stable large energy dissipation capacity and re-centering feature. The effectiveness of the HSMAFD in reducing horizontal response of structures subjected to strong seismic excitations was verified through shaking table tests carried out on a reduced-scale symmetric steel frame model with and without the HSMAFD.

scholarly journals Influence of house bearing construction rigidi-ty of precast reinforced concrete on stress-strain state Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) piles foundations

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Viktor Nosenko ◽  
Oleg Krivenko
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Strain State ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Relative Deformation ◽  
Construction Time ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Stress Strain State ◽  
Basement Floor ◽  
The Difference

At present, the tendency to build multi-storey residential buildings has become widespread in Ukraine. This is due to a number of reasons: significant increase in land prices in cities, dense urban development and the availability of appropriate equipment for the construction of such structures. One of the most common materials for multi-storey buildings is monolithic reinforced concrete. The main advantage of monolithic structures is the possibility of free spatial planning and the possibility of uniform redistribution of forces in the elements of the frame - the house works as one rigid entire structure. On the other hand, such structures require a long construction time and appropriate highly qualified control of monolithic works. Therefore, as an alternative, prefabricated reinforced concrete structures are used to accelerate the pace of construction. In this work, the influence of the rigidity of a precast reinforced concrete house on the stress-strain state of CFA piles foundation is investigated. The stress-strain state of a precast reinforced concrete building with two basement options is analyzed: precast and monolithic.                                                 The numerical modeling of the interaction of the system elements is used as a research method: soil base - foundation - aboveground structure. It was found that the replacement in a prefabricated house only one basement floor of precast concrete on a monolithic one affects the redistribution of forces, so the self-supporting wall is loaded 2.6 times, and the busiest wall, which rests on both sides of the floor slab, is unloaded to 2.1 times.  It was found that in the case of a basement made of precast reinforced concrete with a precast basement the difference efforts in pile heads (under the load-bearing walls) can differ 1.98 times, and in the case of a monolithic one 1.17 times. So it is mean, the monolithic foundation redistributed of efforts between the piles is more uniform. It is established that the monolithic reinforced concrete basement, in comparison with the prefabricated one, reduces the uneven settlement of the foundation by 2.4 times. When designing large-panel houses, it is advisable to provide a basement floor monolithic - this will allow to load the fundamental constructions more evenly, which in its reduction reduces the relative deformation of buildings and reduces their cost.

Comparison of Precast and Conventional Concrete Rigid Pavements Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-219
Author(s):  
Nuroji Nuroji ◽  
Bagus Hario Setiadji ◽  
Wahyu Aktorina
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Construction Time ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
The Road ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The rigid pavement on many roads is considered as a solution due to the increasing traffic load that requires high performance and durability of the road construction. However, the implementation of rigid pavement takes a longer time to reach its concrete strength until the road operation. Some industries have developed pavement from precast concrete panels to reduce construction time. This paper discusses the comparison of rigid pavement between precast concrete and conventional concrete. Two road sections are Jalan Margomulyo Surabaya using precast-concrete-pavement and Jalan Semarang-Jambu using conventional-concrete-pavement chosen as research objects. Cost, construction time, serviceability, and traffic performance are the four variables reviewed in this study analyzed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method with considers 15 competent experts as respondents. Based on the analysis shows that a road improvement project by using precast-pavement is more effective and efficient with a score of 58.42 %, while the score of conventional concrete is 41.58 %.

Numerical Modeling of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Subjected to Environmental Loads

1998 ◽  
Vol 1629 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Min Kim ◽  
Mooncheol Won ◽  
B. Frank McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Mechanistic Model ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Thermal Coefficient ◽  
Bond Slip ◽  
Environmental Loads ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Steel Bar

Continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) performance depends on, among other factors, the characteristics of early developing cracks caused by environmental loads. The primary objective is to evaluate effects of design, materials, and construction variables on the characteristics of cracks in CRCP when subjected to environmental loads. A mechanistic model is developed using finite element formulations. Concrete and longitudinal steel are discretized using the plane strain and the frame elements, respectively. Various bond stress and slip models between concrete and longitudinal steel and between concrete and the underlying layers are developed using the spring elements. The creep effect is also included using the effective modulus method. CRCP responses from the model vary depending on the concrete and steel bond-slip models. An accurate bond-slip model needs to be investigated further by experiments to increase the accuracy of the mechanistic model. Concrete creep has beneficial effects on CRCP responses. The thermal coefficient of concrete has significant effects on CRCP responses. Using concrete with a low thermal coefficient will improve CRCP performance. Longitudinal steel variables—the amount of steel, bar diameter, and steel location—are important design variables that influence CRCP behavior. For given environmental conditions, an optimum steel design can be developed using the model developed.

scholarly journals Study Numerical Simulation of Stress-Strain Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Bar in Soil using Theoretical Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 2349-2358
Author(s):  
Ali Sabah Al Amli ◽  
Nadhir Al-Ansari ◽  
Jan Laue
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Steel Bar ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

Nonlinear analysis for reinforced concrete members (R.C.) with two types of bars also with unsaturated and saturated soils was used to represent the models. To control the corrosion in the steel bar that used in R.C. member and decrease the cost, the geogrid with steel bar reinforcement are taken in this study to determine the effect of load-deflection and stress-strain relationships. The finite element method is used to model the R.C. member, bars and soil. A three-dimensional finite element model by ABAQUS version 6.9 software program is used to predict the load versus deflection and stress versus strain response with soil. The results for the model in this study are compared with the experimental results from other research, and the results are very good. Therefore, it was concluded that the models developed in this study can accurately capture the behavior and predict the load-carrying capacity of such R.C. members with soil and the maximum stresses with strains. The results show plastic strain values in the R.C. member with saturated soil are larger than their values in unsaturated soil about (54%, 58%, and 55% and 52%) when the geogrid ratios are (without geogrid, 60%, 40% and 20%) respectively, with the same values of stresses.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Early-Age Crack Induction in Advanced Reinforced Concrete Pavement Using Partial Surface Saw-Cuts

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1659
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Ahsan Naseem ◽  
Nouman Iqbal ◽  
Pieter De Winne ◽  
Hans De Backer
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Pavement ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Induction Method ◽  
Rigid Pavement ◽  
Partial Length ◽  
Steel Bar ◽  
Steel Bars ◽  
Cracking Characteristics

The technological innovation of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) that contains a significantly reduced amount of reinforcement and the same fundamental behavior as CRCP is called advanced reinforced concrete pavement (ARCP). This new concept of a rigid pavement structure is developed to eliminate unnecessary continuous longitudinal steel bars of CRCP by using partial length steel bars at predetermined crack locations. In Belgium, partial surface saw-cuts are used as the most effective crack induction method to eliminate the randomness in early-age crack patterns by inducing cracks at the predetermined locations of CRCP. The reinforcement layout of ARCP is designed based on the distribution of steel stress in continuous longitudinal steel bar in CRCP and the effectiveness of partial surface saw-cuts as a crack induction method. The 3D finite element (FE) model is developed to evaluate the behavior of ARCP with partial surface saw-cuts. The early-age crack characteristics in terms of crack initiation and crack propagation obtained from the FE simulation are validated with the field observations of cracking characteristics of the CRCP sections in Belgium. The finding indicates that there is fundamentally no difference in the steel stress distribution in the partial length steel bar of ARCP and continuous steel bar of CRCP. Moreover, ARCP exhibits the same cracking characteristics as CRCP even with a significantly reduced amount of continuous reinforcement.

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