OPTIMIZATION OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGES

High-performance concrete (HPC) bridges can be cost-effective both initially and in the long term, provided the design and construction optimize the improved performance characteristics of HPC. Using the high-strength characteristic of HPC can reduce the required number and size of beams. Using the improved durability characteristics of HPC can reduce maintenance requirements and extend the service life. Practical guidelines help design and construction engineers implement HPC in bridges.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/1624-16
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  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=OPTIMIZATION+OF+STRUCTURAL+DESIGN+FOR+HIGH-PERFORMANCE+CONCRETE+BRIDGES&author=M.+Ralls&author=R.+Carrasquillo&author=N.+Burns&publication_year=1998
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1624, Structural Analysis and Design: Bridges, Culverts, and Pipes.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Ralls, M L
  • Carrasquillo, R L
  • Burns, N H
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 132-139
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1624
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Cost effectiveness; Durability; Guidelines; High performance concrete; Optimization; Service life; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756081
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309064694
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 3 2001 12:00AM