Bridge Element Deterioration for Midwest States

The objective of this pooled fund research is to have multiple Mid-west departments of transportation (DOTs) pool resources and historic Mid-west DOT bridge data related to element level deterioration, operation practices, maintenance activities, and historic design/construction details. This data will provide the basis for research to determine deterioration curves. A select number of deterioration curves will provide needed utility for the time-dependent deterioration of bridge elements to be used in making estimates of future conditions and work actions. This effort will pool data and through the analysis and research processes create results that will improve accuracy of various bridge management and asset management applications that the member DOTs use (BrM, Agile Assets, and other). This study will be sequenced into three tiers based on the priorities of the DOTs. TIER 1 National Bridge Elements (NBE) & National Bridge Inventory (NBI): (1) Develop element level deterioration curves for Reinforced Concrete Deck from data that will provide the basis for research to determine the deterioration curves; (2) Develop element level deterioration curves for Reinforced Concrete Slab from data that will provide the basis for research to determine the deterioration curves; (3) Develop deterioration curves for NBI items from data that will provide the basis for research to determine the deterioration curves; (4) Develop element level deterioration curves for Reinforced Concrete Deck after a major preservation activity such as mill and overlay with rigid concrete wearing course; (5) Develop predicted improvement in condition of Reinforced Concrete Deck element after a major preservation activity such as mill and overlay; and (6) In addition to probabilistic deterioration curves, also develop deterministic deterioration curves that better may fit with field observations. TIER 2 Bridge Management Elements (BME): (7) Develop element level deterioration curves for each type of wearing surface (bare concrete, sealed concrete, thin polymer overlay, PPC overlay, ridged concrete overlay, Polymer Modified Asphalt overlay, and asphalt overlay with membrane) from data that will provide the basis for research to determine the deterioration curves; (8) Develop element level deterioration curves for Strip Seal Deck Joints and Modular Deck Joints from data that will provide the basis for research to determine the deterioration curves; (9)Determine defect level deterioration curves that describe defect development and progression (e.g., cracking and delamination); (10) Develop defect level deterioration curves for Paint system (protective steel) effectiveness; (11) Develop defect level deterioration curves for Steel Girder corrosion, and correlate to Paint system effectiveness; specifically, how long from new paint to 75% and 50% effective and end of life; and (12) Develop element level deterioration curves for substructure elements in harsh environments (i.e., pier caps under expansion joints, pier columns in spray zone from snow plows, etc.). TIER 3 (similar Agency Defined Elements (ADE) & Inspection related): (13) From research results, determine what type of inspection information (nondestructive testing) Mid-west DOTs have that translates into information on element level defects (GPR, Thermograph, other); and (14) Use DOT past data and research and analysis results to determine the reliability of Infrared Thermography and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for defect reporting (to describe delamination and deterioration) of concrete bridge decks.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/655

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $540077
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(432)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  Indiana Government Center North
  100 North Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204-2249

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Nebraska Department of Transportation

  1500 Highway 2
  P.O. Box 94759
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68509-4759

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  608 East Boulevard Avenue
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0700

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Research Program
  1980 West Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  700 East Broadway Avenue
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Project Managers:

  Bromberg, Evelyn

• Start Date: 20230406
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridge management systems; Bridge members; Data analysis; Data collection; Deterioration; Maintenance; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Geographic Terms: Midwest United States
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01709661
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(432)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2019 3:07PM