SEISMIC: UW: Rapid Construction of Bridge Piers with Improved Seismic Performance

Construction projects inevitably disrupt traffic. When construction proceeds slowly, costs increases due to interruption of commerce and workers experience greater risk of injury. To mitigate these concerns for bridge design and construction this contract proposes to study the use of concrete-filled steel tube (CFT) bridge piers. The advantages of CFT bridge piers are hard to ignore if adopted: very rapid construction and the concrete inside the tube are protected from the environment.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $384503.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• Project Managers:

  Lee, Peter

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
  201 More Hall, Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700
• Principal Investigators:

  Lehman, Dawn

• Start Date: 20070701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20111201
• Source Data: RiP Project 27633

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge piers; Construction projects; Earthquake resistant design; Seismicity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete filled steel tubes; Rapid construction; Traffic disruption
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01466081
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:10PM