Field-Cast Joints
Deployed Applications
Experimental Testing and Outlook
Conclusions
UHPC
Amount
% by Weight
Portland Cement
1200 lb/yd3
28.5
Silica Fume
390 lb/yd3
9.3
Ground Quartz
355 lb/yd3
8.5
Fine Sand
1720 lb/yd3
41.0
Steel Fibers
263 lb/yd3
6.3
Superplasticizer
51 lb/yd3
1.2
Water
218 lb/yd3
5.2
Important Points
Fiber-reinforced cementitious composite
Strength is impressive
durability is even better.
Cost (by volume) is high
Consider optimized use
Consider life-cycle costs
Increased familiarity and competition will help
Columns, Piles
Claddings, Overlays
Decorative Elements
Longer Spans
Lighter Weight
Shallower Depths
Enhanced Durability
Integral Deck
Greater Resilience
Accelerated Construction
TURNER-FAIRBANK
CENTER
U.S. UHPC
Highway Bridges
Jakway Bridge
Buchanan County, Iowa
Jakway Bridge
Buchanan County, Iowa
-Girder
133 mm
(5.3 inch)
838 mm
(33 inch)
305 mm
(12 inch)
81 mm (3.2 inch)
1283 mm
(50.5 inch)
24 in.
1
2.5 in.
5.5 in.
3 in.
0.5 in.
prestressing
strands
Detail 1-1
Cross Section
8 ft.
1
Plan
Plan
Plan
38 ft.
1
8 in.
Prestressed I-girders
Precast UHPC Waffle Slabs
Field-Cast UHPC Joints b/t Modular Components
FHWA Highway
for Life grant to
Coreslab (Omaha)
for development
of concept.
Test Panel Photo Courtesy of Iowa State University
UHPC Orthotropic
Deck Replacement
Accelerated Construction
Difficult to Construct
Expensive
Less Durable
What we need:
61 in.
UHPC Modular
Connections
6 in.
SR 31 over
Canandaigua Outlet
Lyons, New York
6 in.
96 in.
Closure Pour (UHPC)
Precast Deck Panel
FHWA-TFHRC
Full-scale subcomponents
Simulated wheel loading
4 deck panel transverse joint specimens
2 deck-bulb-tee longitudinal joint specimens
12 months of testing completed
Cyclic testing below static cracking
Cyclic testing above static cracking
Static loading to flexural failure
Load Levels
Uncracked cycling
Cracked cycling
84.7"
Support
LOAD
7'-0"
LOAD
Support
Support
Support
8"
6.3"
16 kip
21.3 kip
Rebar
8E
8.9M
5.2M
#4 epoxy-coated hairpins
8G
2.1M
5.8M
8B
2.1M
5.2M
8H
2.0M
5.1M
No Interface Debonding
No Leakage
Midspan Flexural Cracking
at Higher Loads
UHPC
Precast Panel
7 Wide
Specimen
Panel 8G After 5.8 Million Cycles to 21.3 kips
UHPC
Precast Panel
0.003 (0.08 mm) crack
84.7"
Support
LOAD
7'-0"
LOAD
Support
Support
Support
8"
6.3"
16
21.3
6H
2.0M
7.0M
6B
60k * 10.1M
32
40
Rebar
#5 headed black bars
1.1M
340k
Precast
Panel
UHPC
6 Span
8 Wide
Precast
Panel
Precast
Panel
0.004
UHPC
0.005
0.004
Precast
Panel
84.7"
Support
LOAD
7'-0"
LOAD
Support
Support
Support
8"
6.3"
No interface crack
widening over
10 million cycles