Category: Graduate Student Seminar Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks

October 25, 2019 1:00 pm

In this quarterly Research Seminar, David Garber, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Investigator; and Esmail Shahrokhinasab, Ph.D. student, present work under the ABC-UTC research project entitled Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks conducted at Florida International University.

Research Seminar Documents:
Performance Comparison of In-Service, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels to Cast-in-Place Decks - pdf of presentation
Q&A Session - pdf

Description: The use of full-depth precast concrete (FDPC) deck panels has traditionally been thought to both accelerate construction and improve the long-term durability performance of bridge decks. The primary goal of this project was to investigate the actual in-service performance of bridges with FDPC deck panels compared to those with conventional cast-in-place (CIP) concrete. A survey was conducted to better understand owners’ perception of FDPC deck panels and create a database for preliminary data analysis of bridges with FDPC deck panels, with additional information from the ABC Project Database. In addition, the LTBP InfoBridge was mined for available data and inspection information to determine the deterioration rate and estimated service life for bridges with FDPC deck panels and similar bridges with CIP decks. Results and discussions of the findings are presented in this research seminar.

Presenters:

 

 

 

David Garber, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida International University

 

Esmail Shahrokhinasab, Ph.D. Student
(Ph.D., Spring 2021, FIU)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida International University

Presentation Graphics:

Figure 1. Components of FDPC deck panel deck system

Figure 2. Common joint types used to classify longitudinal and transverse joints in FDPC Deck Panel Database

Figure 3. Most popular combinations of longitudinal and transverse closure joints between FDPC deck panels