CONCRETE CONNECTIONS

ASPIRE Fall 2018

https://archive.org/stream/planofchicago00burnuoft This is a link to a pdf of The Plan of Chicago, the 1909 book by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett. The book outlines what was later termed “The Burnham Plan” to protect the Chicago lakefront and provide lake access for all of Chicago’s neighborhoods. The plan is mentioned in a Project article on page 12 about the 35th Street Bridge, which provides pedestrian access between a southside Chicago neighborhood and the lakefront.

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/11/28/a-closer-look-at-bronzevilles-new-pedestrian-connectionThis is a link to a website that includes photos of the 35th Street Bridge, which is featured in a Project article on page 12.

https://www.dot.state.mn.us/stcroixcrossing/index .htmlThis is a link to a website containing project history, videos, photos, and statistics for the St. Croix River Crossing. This bridge is featured in a Project article on page 16 and a Concrete Bridge Technology article on the grouting of post-tensioning tendons on page 34.

http://www.aspirebridge.com/resources/ASP17-3373_Aspire_Special_Section_WEB_Press.pdfThis is a link to the Winter 2017 issue of ASPIRE®, which has three articles on durability, performance, and reliability of post-tensioning systems and includes a discussion of details of grouting operations. Grouting of post-tensioned tendons for the St. Croix River Crossing is the subject of a Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 34.

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Drone-footage-Purple-Heart-Bridge-nears-12912503 .phpThis is a link to a video of the nearly complete Purple Heart Memorial Bridge in Beaumont, Tex. The video is narrated by a Texas Department of Transportation staff member. The Interstate 10 bridge over the Neches River is featured in a Project article on page 22.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iexen6Csef0This is a link to a time-lapse video (courtesy of Work Zone Cam) of the construction of the St. Croix River Crossing which is the subject of a Project article on page 16 and a Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 34.

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/course-search?tab=0&key=130126&cat=2&sf=0&course_no=130126&session_info=0This is a direct link for information on the National Highway Institute’s Course No. 130126, Strut-and-Tie Modeling (STM) for Concrete Structures. A condensed presentation of this course is the subject of the Perspective article on page 10.

OTHER INFORMATIONhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/structures/bridge/15078/15078.pdfThis is a direct link to a pdf of the recently published A Comparative Laboratory Study of Metallic Reinforcing Steels for Corrosion Protection of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Structures (FHWA-HRT-15-078). The Federal Highway Administration-sponsored study presents lab-testing results of the corrosion resistance of 12 types of metallic reinforcing steel bars.

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/innovator/issue67/3dIssueThis is a link to an electronic version of the July/August 2018 issue of Innovator, a Federal Highway Administration publication. This issue has an article on using ultra-high-performance concrete for the connections between precast concrete bridge components.

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/lrfd/pscus72.cfmThis is a direct link to the Federal Highway Administration’s website for an archive of a comprehensive design example for an intermediate pier cap that supports prestressed concrete bridge girders.

https://bsi.ce.ufl.edu/support/featuresshowcase.aspx?software=7This is a link to a video demonstrating the capabilities of FB-Multipier, a bridge pier analysis and design software product that allows engineers to perform design-oriented 3D nonlinear soil-structure interaction analysis of bridges.

Concrete Connections is an annotated list of websites where information is available about concrete bridges. Links and other information are provided at www.aspirebridge.org.

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