Repair of Bridge Deck Fascias
The deck fascia on bridges deteriorates more quickly than other portions of the bridge. This causes the fascia concrete to become debonded from the reinforcement and over time concrete can spall off the fascia. These spalled pieces of concrete can fall onto traffic lanes or pedestrian walkways posing a safety risk to the public. The current maintenance strategy has limitations. The current practice is not to patch these areas, overhead patches can spall off posing a safety risk, and there is not a method to anchor false decking in these area. Delaminated concrete can be removed to prevent debris from falling unexpectedly, but when reinforcement is left exposed it leads to increased degradation of the bridge deck fascia and traffic barrier. Over time continually scaling these areas can cause the traffic barrier to become undermined without any option for repair. These current methods lead to the need for continual scaling in these areas.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
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Sponsor Organizations:
Michigan Department of Transportation
Murray Van Wagoner Building
425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI United States 48909 -
Performing Organizations:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Detroit, MI United States 48202 -
Principal Investigators:
Menkulasi, Fatmir
- Start Date: 20211001
- Expected Completion Date: 20230930
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridges; Concrete bridges; Delamination; Maintenance; Repairing; Safety; Scaling (Concrete); Spalling; Structural deterioration and defects
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01851422
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 14 2022 12:38PM