Examination of Self-Compacting Concrete Options for Marine Bridge Applications
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 19, Issue 9
Abstract
This paper presents details of the 2007 novel repair of a RC marine bridge that involved removal of concrete cover on each of the bridge’s seven crosshead beams and subsequent replacement of the cover with one of five different self-compacting concrete (SCC) options. Details of an on-site research initiative of this kind have not been published in the literature to date. It is anticipated that in time the bridge will yield valuable information relating to the marine durability of different SCC options. However, in the short term, there is a recognized need for data relating to the marine durability of SCC, a concrete technology that is becoming increasingly popular in bridge construction. To this end, this paper also presents details and results of a laboratory-based study aimed at investigating the marine durability of the five Ferrycarrig Bridge SCC options. The results of the laboratory study are also used, together with real marine bridge data, to make tentative predictions as to the time to corrosion initiation in the Ferrycarrig Bridge crosshead beams.
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Acknowledgments
The Irish National Roads Authority and the Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology are gratefully acknowledged for the financial support provided in facilitating this research. In addition, the authors acknowledge the support of the DURATINET Project. Advice and assistance from Albert Daly, Liam Duffy, and Aidan Farrell of the National Roads Authority are greatly appreciated.
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Volume 19 • Issue 9 • September 2014
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Received: Aug 29, 2012
Accepted: Jul 31, 2013
Published online: Aug 2, 2013
Discussion open until: Jul 27, 2014
Published in print: Sep 1, 2014
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