Research Activities: 2012

Life Cycle Maintenance Cost Analysis of RC Columns Rehabilitation Techniques under
Various Durability Exposures
 
 Status Complete                       View Final Report: PDF
 
Sequential Number R337
 
Identification Number 00042499
   
Matching Research Agency

Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and University of
Nevada at Las Vegas
 
Principal Investigator

Mohamed ElGawady
Associate Professor
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-4461
elgawadym@mst.edu
 
Student Involvement

2 graduate students
 

Project Objective		 The study objectives are
• Life-cycle maintenance cost analysis within the context of PBMC.
• Use accelerated aging tests to determine the effect of saltwater environment on the residual strength of CFFT and HDS-FRP/S
• Investigate the effects of combination of temperature cycles, high moisture, and UV radiation on the residual strength of CFFT and HDS-FRP/S
• Investigate the effects of chloride solution on the residual strength of HDS-FRP/S
 

Project Abstract		 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires that state highway agencies preserve and maintain existing roads so that the highway systems work better and last longer. This is a major part of the Asset
Management goals undertaken by the federal government. The goal of this research is to assist Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in identifying opportunities to use performance-based maintenance
contracting (PBMC) in their road maintenance activities. This research will focus on benefits of using this innovating contracting method and will determine the MoDOT road maintenance activities that can be
performed under performance based contract.
 

Relationship to other Research/Projects

Currently, the PI has another project where he investigates the cyclic performance of concrete filled fiber reinforced polymer tubes.
   

Transportation-Related Keywords

 Seismic, Durability, Concrete
   

Technology Transfer Activities

Meetings with NDOT and MoDot engineers will be held
to disseminate the results of the project.
   

Project Deliverables

 A report and presentation at the NUTC annual meeting
   

Anticipated Benefits

Recent studies have shown that PBMCs can reduce the maintenance cost by up to 50%. Crucial element in PBMC is to determine performance indicators and to calculate the maintenance cost.
This research will provide the required data to calculate the life cycle maintenance cost of recently developed bridge columns including concrete filled fiber reinforced polymer tubes and hybrid double skin fiber reinforced polymer/steel tubes.

Milestones
Project Start Date: 01/15/2013
Project End Date:

05/30/2014