Long-Term Durability of State Street Bridge on Interstate 80 |
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Authors: | Jaron T Reay Chris P Pantelides |
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Affiliation: | 1Design Engineer, Electrical Consultants, Inc., 1410 South 600 West, Woods Cross, UT 84087. E-mail: jaronr@ecislc.com 2Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Utah, 122 South Central Campus Dr., Suite 104 EMRO, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (corresponding author). E-mail: chris@civil.utah.edu
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Abstract: | Destructive and nondestructive techniques were employed to evaluate the long-term durability of the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite and externally CFRP-reinforced concrete of the State Street Bridge. Nondestructive evaluation was conducted through strain gauges, tiltmeters, thermocouples, and humidity sensors installed on the bridge bents for real-time health monitoring. Destructive tests were performed to determine the ultimate tensile strength, hoop strength, concrete confinement enhancement, and bond-to-concrete capacity of the CFRP composite for 3 years of exposure. Thermographic imaging was used for detection of voids between CFRP composite and concrete. Although environmental conditions were found to have an effect on the durability of the CFRP composite and CFRP-reinforced concrete substrate, no evidence of steel reinforcement corrosion was observed, and the CFRP composite retrofit is still effective after 3 years. |
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Keywords: | Bridges steel Bridges highway Rehabilitation Composite materials Monitoring Fiber reinforced polymers |
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