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Bridge Deck Cracking Investigation And Repair, Vidal Velez Vargas
Bridge Deck Cracking Investigation And Repair, Vidal Velez Vargas
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The focus of this study is to investigate the cracking of concrete bridge decks and the sealants used in repairing transverse cracks. Cracking could occur in both hardened mature concrete and early age concrete. Several factors affect concrete cracking, such as age-dependent material properties, thermal- and moisture-related stresses and strains, material viscoelastic behavior, restraints, concrete expansion and contraction, casting sequence, formwork, material characteristics, and environmental exposure. The causes of early age cracking are primarily attributed to effects such as plastic shrinkage, temperature effects, autogenous shrinkage, and drying shrinkage. This deck cracking could greatly reduce durability, lead to a loss of …
Corrosion Of Post-Tensioned Tendons Repaired With Dissimilar Grout, Juan Carlos Rafols
Corrosion Of Post-Tensioned Tendons Repaired With Dissimilar Grout, Juan Carlos Rafols
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
A failure associated with steel corrosion was identified in early 2011 in a bridge external post-tensioned tendon, approximately eight years after construction. Large voids in the grout and pockets of non-homogeneous material were identified. The non-homogeneous grout was characterized by high moisture content, and in most cases, the chloride content was lower than conservative threshold values. The non-homogeneous grout also had high pH and high content of sulfates (approximately in the range of 10,000-ppm). As a result, there was an interest in the study of possible corrosion development in repaired systems in which the affected tendons have been re-grouted with …