Download or read book Inspection Methods Techniques to Determine Non Visible Corrosion of Prestressing Strands in Concrete Bridge Components written by Lawrence Harper Jones and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catastrophic failures of non-composite prestressed precast concrete adjacent-box beam bridges have occurred in several states due to corrosion of the prestressing steel. These failures have highlighted the need to improve methods used to detect corrosion damage and subsequently load rate the damaged members. In light of this, PennDOT initiated a research program aimed at improving inspection techniques through evaluation of off-the-shelf non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies and correlation of surface conditions with non-visible strand corrosion. Funding for the project was provided by the departments of transportation of Pennsylvania (the lead agency), New York, and Illinois. Currently, the inspection of concrete box girder sections relies on visual methods which correlate longitudinal and transverse cracking, spalling, and exposed strands with the rated level of performance of the member. While the visual method provides a qualitative estimate of the amount of damage, the specific location along a strand and the amount of damage to the strands is not clearly defined. As a result, the assessment of the condition of the bridge could in some cases result in an un-conservative or overly-conservative estimate of remaining strength. Furthermore, without a high level of accuracy in locating damage to the strands, remediation and rehabilitation is difficult to accomplish. To improve on the current inspection techniques the visual inspection requirements are revisited through an extensive destructive evaluation study. In addition, NDT methods are evaluated and compared with actual damage present in a group of 40- 50 year old box beams removed from service. The goal of this project is to determine if visual inspection techniques or currently available NDT technologies will allow for accurate identification of non-visible corrosion of prestressing strands.
Download or read book Model Code for Service Life Design written by fib Fédération internationale du béton and published by fib Fédération internationale du béton. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: fib Bulletin 34 addresses Service Life Design (SLD) for plain concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures, with a special focus on design provisions for managing the adverse effects of degradation. Its objective is to identify agreed durability related models and to prepare the framework for standardization of performance based design approaches. Four different options for SLD are given: - a full probabilistic approach, - a semi probabilistic approach (partial factor design), - deemed to satisfy rules, - avoidance of deterioration. The service life design approaches described in this document may be applied for the design of new structures, for updating the service life design if the structure exists and real material properties and/or the interaction of environment and structure can be measured (real concrete covers, carbonation depths), and for calculating residual service life. The bulletin is divided into five chapters: 1. General 2. Basis of design 3. Verification of Service Life Design 4. Execution and its quality management 5. Maintenance and condition control It also includes four informative annexes, which give background information and examples of procedures and deterioration models for the application in SLD. The format of Bulletin 34 follows the CEB-FIP tradition for Model Codes: the main provisions are given on the right-hand side of the page, and on the left-hand side, the comments. Note: An Italian translation of Bulletin 34 is also available; contact us for further details.
Download or read book Bridge Maintenance Safety Management Resilience and Sustainability written by Fabio Biondini and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 4119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability contains the lectures and papers presented at The Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012), held in Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy, 8-12 July, 2012. This volume consists of a book of extended abstracts (800 pp) Extensive collection of revised expert papers on recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance, representing a major contribution to the knowledge base of all areas of the field.
Download or read book Rehabilitation of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Components by Non electrical conventional Methods written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes a technology review, field surveys, and laboratory investigations into the corrosion of prestressed concrete highway bridge elements and conventional repair methods used for these structures. Details of the technology review and field surveys are given in an Interim Report (FHWA-RD-95-041). Subsequent to completion of the field surveys, a laboratory program designed to evaluate corrosion performance of conventional concrete repair materials was initiated. Test specimens were precorroded by application of anodic current while exposed to chloride solutions. In order to study conventional concrete repairs, it was necessary to remove concrete from preselected areas on each purposely corroded test specimen and replace the chloride-contaminated/deteriorated original concrete with repair materials. Materials evaluated included conventional portland cement concrete, latex-modified fiber-reinforced patching mortar, and silica fume concrete containing either organic or inorganic corrosion inhibitors. Specimens where concrete was not removed were used to study the effects of sealers and coating applied on concrete surfaces to mitigate ongoing corrosion. All specimens were exposed for approximately 200 weeks to a 15% solution of sodium chloride after repair. At the conclusion of exposure, patches were removed from repair specimens and the steel and the applied coatings were examined.
Download or read book Manual on Service Life of Corrosion damaged Reinforced Concrete Bridge Superstructure Elements written by Ali Akbar Sohanghpurwala and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2006 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspection and Monitoring Techniques for Bridges and Civil Structures written by G Fu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-09-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The safety, maintenance and repair of bridges and buildings depend on effective inspection and monitoring techniques. These methods need to be able to identify problems often hidden within structures before they become serious. This important collection reviews key techniques and their applications to bridges, buildings and other civil structures.The first group of chapters reviews ways of testing corrosion in concrete components. Given their continuing importance and vulnerability to decay, the next series of chapters describes ways of testing wood components within civil structures. A final group of chapters looks at visual and acoustic techniques and their use to assess bridges in particular.Inspection and monitoring techniques for bridges and civil structures is an invaluable reference for civil engineers involved in safety inspection, maintenance and repair of bridges and civil structures. - Reviews key inspection and monitoring techniques and their applications to bridges, building and other civil structures - Edited by a leading authority in the field
Download or read book Prestressed Concrete Bridges written by Christian Menn and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written to make the material presented in my book, Stahlbetonbrucken, accessible to a larger number of engineers throughout the world. A work in English, the logical choice for this task, had been contemplated as Stahlbetonbrucken was still in its earliest stages of preparation. The early success of Stahlbetonbrucken provided significant impetus for the writing of Prestressed Concrete Bridges, which began soon after the publication of its predecessor. The present work is more than a mere translation of Stahlbetonbrucken. Errors in Stahlbetonbrucken that were detected after publication have been corrected. New material on the relation between cracking in concrete and corrosion of reinforce ment, prestressing with unbonded tendons, skew-girder bridges, and cable-stayed bridges has been added. Most importantly, however, the presentation of the material has been extensively reworked to improve clarity and consistency. Prestressed Concrete Bridges can thus be regarded as a thoroughly new and improved edition of its predecessor.
Download or read book Non Destructive Passive Magnetic and Ultrasonic Inspection Methods for Condition Assessment of Reinforced Concrete written by SeyedBijan Mahbaz and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Condition Surveys of Concrete Bridge Components written by John C. Minor and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 1988 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Condition Evaluation of Concrete Bridges Relative to Reinforcement Corrosion written by Edward J. Gannon and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews and summarizes the existing methods and equipment for evaluating the condition of concrete bridge components. It discusses methods for detection of damage resulting from corrosion of steel in concrete, poor quality or deteriorated concrete, and damages to prestressed/posttensioned tendons embedded in concrete. The discussion of each method includes any experiences with the method/procedure as reported in available literature sources and in interviews with state and provincial department of transportation inspection and maintenance personnel.
Download or read book Non Destructive Assessment of Concrete Structures Reliability and Limits of Single and Combined Techniques written by Denys Breysse and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-21 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives information on non destructive techniques for assessment of concrete structures. It synthesizes the best of international knowledge about what techniques can be used for assessing material properties (strength) and structural properties (geometry, defects...). It describes how the techniques can be used so as to answer a series of usual questions, highlighting their capabilities and limits, and providing advices for a better use of techniques. It also focuses on possible combinations of techniques so as to improve the assessment. It is based on many illustrative examples and give in each case references to standards and guidelines.
Download or read book Salt Penetration and Corrosion in Prestressed Concrete Members written by Vladimir Novokshchenov and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study was made of the condition of prestressed concrete PS/C bridge elements located in adverse, potentially corrosive environments. A total of five bridges were subjected to detailed surveys. Additional structures were surveyed visually and given limited investigation. Bridges were located both in northern climates subjected to application of roadway deicing salts and in southern areas subjected to marine spray. Results indicated that, in northern areas, primary cause of deterioration of PS/C members is due to penetration of solutions containing deicing salts through concrete cover and through anchorage zones. Improperly designed and maintained joints and drainage systems are the primary pathways for the salt ingress. In southern areas primary cause of deterioration is marine salts sprayed directly onto substructural elements by wave action. Recommendations concerning procedures, parameters and threshold values for detection of corrosive environments and assessing the condition of prestressing steel in bridge components are included.
Download or read book Detection of Steel Corrosion in Bridge Decks and Reinforced Concrete Pavement written by Vernon J. Marks and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iowa Department of Transportation initiated this research to evaluate the realiability, benefit and application of the corrosion detection device. Through field testing prior to repair projects and inspection at the time of repair, the device was shown to be reliable. With the reliability established, twelve additional devices were purchased so that this evaluation procedure could be used routinely on all repair projects. The corrosion detection device was established as a means for determining concrete removal for repair. Removal of the concrete down to the top reinforcing steel is required for all areas exhibiting electrical potentials greater than 0.45 Volt. It was determined that the corrosion detection device was not applicable to membrane testing. The corrosion detection device has been used to evaluate corrosion of reinforcing steel in continuously reinforced concrete pavement.
Download or read book Guidelines for Evaluation and Repair of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Members written by George O. Shanafelt and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 1985 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manual for Inspection of Prestressed Concrete written by Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials Testing and Research and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridge Inspection and Rehabilitation written by Parsons Brinckerhoff and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1993-01-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a third of America's bridges are considered substandard--either structurally deficient, functionally obsolete or both. Offers first-rate, practical guidance regarding the inspection and rehabilitation of aging bridge infrastructure including all elements involving structure, various materials and design types. Features seismic retrofit and coverage of environmental issues. Each chapter is written by an authority on the subject. Contains top-quality, detailed line illustrations plus photographs of actual rehab projects.
Download or read book Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges 1994 written by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures and published by American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Manual has been developed to assist Bridge Owners by establishing inspection procedures And load rating practices that meet the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). The Manual has been divided into seven sections, with each section representing a distinct phase of an overall bridge inspection and load rating program. Section 1 contains introductory and background information on the maintenance inspection of bridges as well as definitions of general interest terms. Key components of a comprehensive bridge file are defined in Section 2. The record of each bridge in the file provides the foundation against which changes in physical condition can be measured. Changes in condition are determined by field inspections. The types and frequency of field inspections are discussed in Section 3 as well as specific inspection techniques and requirements. Conditions at a bridge site may require more elaborate material tests, and various testing methods are discussed in Section 4. Field load testing is a means of supplementing analytical procedures in determining the live load capacity of a bridge and for improving the confidence in the assumptions used in modeling the bridge. This is described in Section 5. Section 6 discusses the load rating of bridges and includes optional rating methods. The evaluation of fatigue and other special conditions are discussed in Section 7. The successful application of this Manual is directly related to the organizational structure established by the Bridge Owner. Such a structure should be both effective and responsive so that the unique characteristics and special problems of individual bridges are considered in developing an appropriate inspection plan and load capacity determination.
