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SHRP 2 - R04 ABC Demonstration Bridge Design and Construction. AASHTO Committee on Construction San Francisco, CA. August 16, 2012. US Highway 6 Bridge over Keg Creek 6 miles east of Council Bluffs, IA Normal construction duration 14-16 weeks ABC construction duration 14 days.
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SHRP 2 - R04 ABC Demonstration Bridge Design and Construction AASHTO Committee on Construction San Francisco, CA August 16, 2012
US Highway 6 Bridge over Keg Creek 6 miles east of Council Bluffs, IA Normal construction duration 14-16 weeks ABC construction duration 14 days Iowa ABC DemonstrationProjectTwo Week Closure
Project Innovations • Precast modular bridge system (including precast approach pavement) • Superstructure units create a semi-integral abutment for rapid construction • Durable, moment-resisting UHPC joint between deck panels • First bridge in US with full, moment-resisting UHPC joint at the piers
UHPC Constituents: • Portland cement • silica fume • fine, uniformly graded sand • crushed quartz • steel fibers • water • superplasticizers UHPC UHPC Particle Packing
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Abutment Details • Precast Abutment Construction • Single piece barrel section • SCC to fill pile pockets • Temporary support of backwall until SCC reaches 3500 psi
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SHRP 2 - R04 ABC Demonstration Bridge Design and Construction Questions?