Bridges 
Home 

High- 
Performance 
Concrete 

Resources 

Tech Briefs 

Research In 
Progress 

Bridge Views 
Newsletter 

Bridge 
Awards 

Tech 
Support 

Stay Informed 
Technical References by Topic
Bridges Home > Resources > Technical References


Crack Width, Cover, and Corrosion
  1. Gergely, Peter, and Lutz, Leroy A., "Maximum Crack Width in Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members," Causes, Mechanism, and Control of Cracking in Concrete, Special Publication SP-20, American Concrete Institute, 1968, pp. 87-117.
  2. "Debate: Crack Width, Cover, and Corrosion," Concrete International, May 1985, pp. 20-35.
  3. Hognestad, E., "Design of Concrete for Service Life," Concrete International, June 1986, pp. 63-67.
  4. Beeby, A.W., "Cracking, Cover and Corrosion of Reinforcement," Concrete International, February 1983, pp. 35-40
  5. Smith, R.J., "Exposure Tests at Treat Island," Concrete International, May 1987, pp. 48-53.
  6. Halvorsen, G.T., "Code Requirements for Crack Control," Concrete and Concrete Construction, Special Publication SP-104, American Concrete Institute, 1987, pp. 275-322.
  7. Gergely, Peter, "Role of Cover and Bar Spacing in Reinforced Concrete," ACI Special Publication SP-72, pp. 133-147.
  8. Rice, Paul F., "Structural Design of Concrete Sanitary Structures," Concrete International, October 1984, pp. 14-16.
Cracks in Precast, Prestressed Concrete Members
  1. PCI Committee on Quality Control Performance Criteria, "Fabrication and Shipment Cracks in Precast or Prestressed Beams and Columns," PCI Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, May-June 1985, pp. 24-49. (JR-316)
  2. PCI Committee on Quality Control Performance Criteria, "Fabrication and Shipment Cracks in Prestressed Hollow-Core Slabs and Double Tees," PCI Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, January-February 1983, pp. 18-39. (JR-271)
Design of Prestressing Strands
  1. Aswad, A., "Strand Prediction in Selected Precast Flexural Members," PCI Jrnl, Vol. 24, No. 5, September-October 1979, pp. 114-121.
  2. Aswad, A., and Aswad, G. "Rational Prediction of Bridge Girder Reinforcement and Strength," PCI Jrnl., V. 36, No. 3, May-June 1991, pp. 68-77.
End Blocks
  1. Scott, Norman L., "Suggestions for Reducing Costs in Prestressed Concrete Bridges," Highway Research Record No. 34, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1963, pp. 117-129.
  2. Vasishth, Umesh, and Itani, Rafik Y., "Experimental Study of Washington State Precast Girders Without End Blocks," Transportation Research Record No. 1180, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1988, pp. 40-48.
  3. Hiremath, Girish, Itani, Rafik, and Vasishth, Umesh, "Test of Continuous Prestressed Concrete Girders Without End Blocks," Transportation Research Record No. 1223, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 1989, pp. 73-84.
Full Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels
  1. "Precast Deck Makes Fast-Track Rehabilitation a Success", PCI Journal, March-April 1995, p. 136.
  2. Issa, M.A., Yousif, A.A., Issa, M.A., Kaspar, I.I., and Khayyat, S.Y., "Field Performance of Full Depth Precast Concrete Panels in Bridge Deck Reconstruction," PCI Journal, May-June 1995, pp. 82-108.
  3. Issa, M.A., Yousif, A.A., and Issa, M.A., "Construction Procedure for Rapid Replacement of Deteriorated Bridge Decks," Concrete International, February 1995, pp. 49-52.
  4. Issa, M.A., Idriss, A., Kaspar, I.I., and Khayyat, S.Y., "Full Depth Precast and Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Deck Panels," PCI Journal, January-February 1995, pp. 59-80.
  5. Culmo, M.P., "Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Using Precast Concrete Slabs," Proceedings, International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1991, pp. 389-396.
  6. Lutz, J.G. and Scalia, D.J., "Deck Widening and Replacement of Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge," PCI Journal, May-June 1984, pp. 74-93.
Grouting of Post-Tensioned Structures
  1. "Specification for Grouting of Post-Tensioned Structures", Post-Tensioning Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
Intermediate Diaphragms in Prestressed Concrete Bridges
  1. Lin, Cheng-shung and David A.VanHorn, "The Effect of Midspan Diaphragms on Load Distribution in a Prestressed Concrete Box-Beam Bridge," Fritz Engineering Laboratory Report No. 315.6, Lehigh University Institute of Research, March 24, 1969.
  2. McCathy, William, Kenneth R. White, and John Minor, "Interior Diaphragms Omitted on the Gallup East Interchange Bridge - Interstate 40," Journal of Civil Engineering Design, 1979, pp. 95-112.
  3. Rabbat, B. G., T. Takayanagi, and H. G. Russell, "Optimized Sections for Major Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders," Report No. FHWA/RD-82/005, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., February 1982, 178 pp. Available through National Technical Information Center, Springfield, Virginia 22161, Accession No. PB82-204033.
  4. Sengupta, S. and J. E. Breen, "The Effect of Diaphragms in Prestressed Concrete Girders and Slab Bridges," Research Report 158-1F, Center of Hwy. Research, University of Texas at Austin, 1973.
  5. Sithichaikasem, S. and W. L. Gamble, "Effects of Diaphragms in Bridges with Prestressed Concrete I-Section Girders," Civil Engineering Studies, Structural Research Series No. 383, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, February 1972.
  6. Wong, A. Y. C., and W. L. Gamble, "Effects of Diaphragms in Continuous Slab and Girder Highway Bridges," Department of Civil Engineering, Structural Research Series No. 391, University of Illinois, Urbana, May, 1973, 123 pp.
Jointless Bridges
  1. Wasserman, Edward P., "Jointless Bridge Decks,"Engineering Journal, AISC, Third Quarter, 1987, pp 93-100.
  2. "Tennessee's Holston River Bridge Jointless for Over 2,650 ft," Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Publication SR248.01E, 4 pp.
  3. "Integral, No-Joint Structures and Required Provisions for Movement,"FHWA Technical Advisory T 5140.13, January 28, 1980, 6 pp.
  4. Burke, Martin P., "Bridge Deck Joints,Chapter 3 - Integral Construction," NCHRP Synthesis 141, Transportation Research Board, September 1989, pp. 20-30.
  5. Walsh, Harvey E., "Design and Construction of Bridge Approaches," NCHRP Synthesis 159, Transportation Research Board, July 1990, 45 pp.
Lateral Stability of Long Beams
  1. Mast, Robert F., "Lateral Bending Test to Destruction of a 149 ft Prestressed Concrete I-Beam," PCI Journal, Vol. 39, No. 4, July-August 1994, pp. 54-62.
  2. Mast, Robert F., "Lateral Stability of Long Prestressed Concrete Beams - Part 2," PCI Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, January-February 1993, pp. 70-88. Discussion in PCI Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, January-February 1994, pp. 96-100.
  3. Mast, R. F., "Lateral Stability of Long Prestressed Concrete Beams - Part 1," PCI Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1, January-February 1989, pp. 34-53.
  4. Imper, Richard R., and Laszlo, George, "Handling and Shipping of Long Span Bridge Beams," PCI Journal, Vol. 32, No. 6, November-December 1987, pp. 86-101.
  5. Anderson, Arthur R., "Lateral Stability of Long Prestressed Concrete Beams," PCI Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, May-June 1971, pp. 7-9. Discussion in PCI Journal, Vol. 16, No. 6, November-December 1971, pp. 85-87.
  6. Swann, R. A. and Godden, W. G., "The Lateral Buckling of Concrete Beams Lifted by Cables," The Structural Engineer, London, Vol. 44, No. 1, January 1966.
  7. Muller, J., "Lateral Stability of Precast Members during Handling and Placing," Journal of the Prestressed Concrete Institute, February 1962, pp. 30-31.
Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design
  1. "Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design Manual", Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago, Illinois. http://www.pci.org
Repair of Prestressed Concrete Girders
  1. NCHRP T Report 226 titled "Damage Evaluation and Repair Methods for Prestressed Concrete Bridge Members," Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 66 pages, 1980.
  2. NCHRP T Report 280 titled "Guidelines for Evaluation and Repair of Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Members," Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 83 pages, 1985.
Spliced Girders
  1. Abdel-Karim, A.M. and Tadros, M.K., "State-of-the-Art of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Spliced-Girder Bridges," PCI, Chicago, October 1992.
  2. Caroland, W.B., Depp, D., Janssen, H.H., and Spaans, L., "Spliced Segmental Prestressed Concrete I-Beams for Shelby Creek Bridge," PCI Journal, Vol. 37, No. 5, September-October 1992, pp. 22-33.
  3. Geren, K. L. and Tadros, M.K., "The NU Precast/Prestressed Concrete Bridge I-Girder Series," PCI Journal, Vol. 39, No. 3, May-June 1994, pp. 26-39.
  4. Janssen, H.H. and Spaans, L., "Record Span Spliced Bulb-Tee Girders Used in Highland View Bridge," PCI Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, January-February 1994, pp. 12-19.
  5. Spaans, L. and Janssen, H.H., "Economical Long-Span Spliced-Girder Bridges," Engineered Concrete Structures Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 3, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL, December 1993, pp. 2-4.
  6. Tadros, M.K., Ficenec, J.A., Einea, A., and Holdsworth, S., "A New Technique to Create Continuity in Prestressed Concrete Members," PCI Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, September-October 1993, pp. 30-37.
  7. Ficenec, J.A., Kneip, S.D., Tadros, M.K., and Fisher L.G., "Prestressed Spliced I-Girders: Tenth Street Viaduct Project, Lincoln, Nebraska," PCI Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, September-October 1993, pp. 38-48.
  8. Garcia, Antonio M., "Florida's Long Span Bridges: New Forms, New Horizons," PCI Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, July-August 1993, pp. 34-49.
  9. Campbell, T.I., and Bassi, K., Discussion of "The New Texas U-Beam Bridges: An Aesthetic and Economical Design Solution," PCI Journal, March-April 1994, pp. 122-123.
Segmental Bridges
  1. "Recommended Practice for Design and Construction of Segmental Concrete Bridges", American Segmental Bridge Institute, Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.asbi-assoc.org/publications.html

back to top

Strut and Tie Method

  1. Denis Mitchell, Michael P. Collins, Shrinivas B. Bhidé , and Basile G. Rabbat, AASHTO LRFD Strut-and-Tie Model – Design Examples, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL, USA, 1004, 58 pages.
  2. Schlaich, Jörg, Schäfer, Kurt, and Jennewein, Mattias, “Toward a Consistent Design of Structural Concrete”, PCI Journal, Vol. 32, No. 3, May-June 1987, pp. 74-151.
  3. Muttoni, A., Schwartz, J. and Thürlimann, Design of Concrete Structures with Stress Fields, Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, 1997, 143 pages.
  4. Collins, Michael P. and Denis Mitchell, Prestressed Concrete Structures, Response Publications, 115 Brock Crescent, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada H9R 3B9.
  5. Daniel A. Kuchma, Tjen N. Tjhin, “Design of Discontinuity Regions in Structural Concrete Using a Computer-Based Strut-and-Tie Methodology”, Transportation Research Board, 2002 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
  6. Daniel A. Kuchma, Tjen N. Tjhin, CAST - Computer Aided Strut-and-Tie, A Graphically Interactive Design Tool, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  7. MacGregor, James G., Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design – Third Edition, Prentice-Hall International, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA, 1997, 939 pages.
  8. Ramirez, Julio A., “Strut-Tie Design of Pretensioned Concrete Members”, ACI Structural Journal, September-October 1994, pp. 572-578.
  9. Marti, Peter, “Basic Tools of Reinforced Concrete Beam Design”, ACI Journal, January-February 1985, pp. 46-56.
  10. AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications – U.S. Units, Third Edition, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C., USA, 2003.
  11. Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-02) and Commentary (ACI 318R-02), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 1996.
Textbooks
  1. "Design of Highway Bridge - An LRFD Approach" by Richard M Barker, John Wiley, Inc. NY, 1996, pg 1100.
  2. "Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges" by M.J.N. Priestley, F. Seible, G.M. Calvi
  3. "Prestressed Concrete Structures", by Michael P. Collins and Dennis Mitchell, Response Publications, 115 Brock Crescent, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada H9R 3B9.

 
Careers | Sitemap | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | © 2008 Portland Cement Association - All Rights Reserved