Advances in Concrete Bridges: Design, Construction, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation

Abstract

PREFACE

Advances in Concrete Bridges: Design, Construction, Evaluation, and Rehabilitation

Concrete bridges play an important role in the efficiency and reliability of transportation civil infrastructure.

Significant advancements have been made over the last decades to enhance the performance and durability of bridge elements at affordable costs.

From an application perspective, novel analysis techniques and construction methods are particularly notable, which have led to the realization of more sustainable builtenvironments.

As far as the evaluation and rehabilitation of constructed bridges are concerned, new nondestructive testing approaches provide accurate diagnosis and advanced composites, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), have become an alternative to conventional materials.

This Special Publication (SP) contains nine papers selected from two technical sessions held at The ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition – Spring 2018, in Salt Lake City, UT.

The objective of the SP is to present technical contributions aimed to understand the state of the art of concrete bridges, identify and discuss challenges, and suggest effective solutions for both practitioners and government engineers.

All manuscripts were reviewed in accordance with the ACI publication policy.

The Editors wish to thank all contributing authors and reviewers for their rigorous efforts.

The Editors also gratefully acknowledge Ms. Barbara Coleman at ACI for her knowledgeable guidance in the development of the SP