Full-scale testing of shear key details for precast concrete box-beam bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Yuan, Jiqiu ^a,b   Graybeal, Benjamin ^b  

^a PSI   (United States)

^b Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Box beam; Connection; Nonshrink grout; Shear key; Transverse posttension; Ultra high performance concrete

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; BRIDGES; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; GROUTING; MORTAR; PRECAST CONCRETE; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

BOX BEAM; CONNECTION; NON-SHRINK GROUTS; POST-TENSION; SHEAR KEY; ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 84983261002     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000906     Document Type: Review

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