Seismic Retrofit of Spliced Sleeve Connections for Precast Bridge Piers
The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that examines a repair technique for precast reinforced concrete bridge column-to-footing and column-to-pier cap joints. The repair utilizes prefabricated carbon fiber-reinforced polymer shells, epoxy anchored headed mild steel rebar, and non-shrink concrete to relocate the column plastic hinge.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/17/2017