Use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical and Substructure Applications(TR-558)
| Principal Investigator(s): | Muhannad Suleiman |
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| Co-Principal Investigator(s): | Sivalingam Sritharan, Vern Schaefer |
| Team Members: | Jessica Heine, Tom Vande Voort; |
| Sponsor(s): | Iowa Department of Transportation |
| Start Date: | 06/01/2007 |
| End Date: | 05/31/2008 |
| Keyword(s): | UHPC, SFSI, Large Scale Testing of Structures |
| Report(s): | 11/30/2008, http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/reports/tr-558_uhpc_piles.pdf 9 mb (*pdf) |
Project Description
The proposed research aims to:
1) Characterize the behavior of UHPC structural members subjected to
loading conditions similar to those experienced in the field for
bridge foundations and micropiles by performing large-scale
laboratory tests on different cross-sections of the structural
members using structural laboratory facility at Iowa State
Unviersity;
2) Evaluate the behavior of UHPC soil-pile system subjected to
vertical and lateral loads by using full-scale field tests on
piles/micropiles; and
3) Develop design methods and demonstrate potential use of UHPC in
geotechnical applications.