TECHNOTE Construction of Field-Cast Ultra-High Performance 材料.docx

TECHNOTEResearch,?Development,?andTechnologyTurner-Fairbank?HighwayResearch?Center6300?Georgetown?PikeMcLean,?VA?22101-2296/research/Construction?of?Field-CastUltra-High?PerformanceConcrete?ConnectionsFHWA?Publication?No:?FHWA-HRT-12-038FHWA?Contact:?Ben?Graybeal,?HRDI-40,?(202)?493-3122,benjamin.graybeal@.IntroductionUltra-high?performance?concrete?(UHPC)?is?an?emergingconstruction????material????that????has????been????demonstrated????toadvance?the?state?of?the?art?for?construction?of?prefabricatedbridge?elements?and?systems?(PBES).?Specifically,?UHPCallows?for?significant?simplifications?in?the?design?of?thecomponent?connections,?while?simultaneously?affordingenhanced?durability?and?simplified?construction?practices.?Asof?early?2012,?18?bridges?in?the?United?States?and?Canadahave?been?constructed?using?field-cast?UHPC?connections,and?figure?1?and?figure?2?show?two?of?those?bridges.?Thebridge?shown?in?figure?1?is?the?first?in?the?United?States?touse?field-cast?UHPC?connections.?Eight?simple?span?deck-bulb-tee?girders?were?joined?with?non-contact?lap?splicedeck-level?connections.?The?bridge?in?figure?2?has?precastconcrete?deck?panels?and?field-cast?UHPC?connections.However,?as?with?any?new?technology,?initial?deploymentsof?field-cast?UHPC?technology?face?hurdles?relating?toinevitable?construction?process?changes.?This?TechNoteprovides?an?introduction?to?many?of?the?topics?that?shouldbe?considered?when?deploying?UHPC?connections.DefinitionUHPC?is?a?cementitious?composite?material?composed?ofan?optimized?gradation?of?granular?constituents,?a?water-to-cementitious?materials?ratio?less?than?0.25,?and?a?highpercentage?of?discontinuous?internal?fiber?reinforcement.?Themechanical?properties?of?UHPC?include?compressive?strengthgreater?than?21.7?ksi?(150?MPa)?and?sustained?post-crackingFigure?1.?Route?31?bridge?in?Lyons,?NY.Figure?2.?Route?23?bridge?in?Oneonta,?NY.The??design??concepts??demonstrated??withintensile?strength?greater?than?0.72?ksi?(5?MPa).1UHPC?has?a?discontinu