Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing
Transcript of Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing
Acknowledgment
ÅResearch TeamïChristopher Tuan, Ph.D., PEUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln
ïOsama Abudayyeh, Ph.D., PE
ïIkhlas Abdel-Qader, Ph.D., PEWestern Michigan University
ïAmmar Zalt, Bridge Engineer, PARSONS
ïVijay Meganathan, Terasoft International Inc., Arlington Heights, IL
Outline
ÅBackground
ÅWhat is Conductive Concrete
ÅConductive Concrete Mix Design
ïMixing Procedure
ï Implementation Projects
ÅConstruction
ÅOperation
ÅModified Mix at Western Michigan University
ÅConcluding Remarks
ÅQuestions
Background
Heating Systems
Electric Cables in the Bridge Approach
Roadway, Newark, New Jersey 1961
Approximate Cost
$5/ft2
Background
Heating Systems
Deck Heating System on Approaches of a
Pedestrian Overpass in Lincoln, NE, 1993
Approximate Cost
$16/ft2
Background
Heating Systems
Deck Heating System in the Buffalo
River Bridge, Amherst, Virginia, 1996
Approximate Cost
$35/ft2
Conductive Concrete Mix Design
The Conductive Concrete Mix Contains :
ïCarbon & Graphite Products
ïSteel Fiber
In addition to cement, fly ash, silica fume,
sand, coarse aggregate, water, and
superplasticizer
Implementation Projects
ÅTest section on I-480 Missouri River
Bridge, 1999
ÅImplementation Project at Shelby City,
OH, 2001
ÅRoca Spur Bridge, Roca Nebraska, 2002
Test section on I-480 Missouri River
Bridge using conductive concrete
mix.
Implementation Project
Material evaluation - Durability test (I-480 Patch)
under traffic load and freeze-and-thaw action.
Poured on December 3, 1999
Implementation Project - Roca
Spur Bridge
ÅRoca, located about 15 miles south of Lincoln, Nebraska
ÅThe Roca Spur Bridge is a three-span slab type bridge has a 45.70m (150 ft) long and 11m (36 ft) wide concrete deck
ÅThe Bridge has a 36 m (117 ft) long and 8.5 m (28 ft) wide conductive concrete inlay
ÅThe inlay consists of 52 individual 1.2m 4.1m (4 ft 14 ft) conductive concrete slabs
Working with Ready Mix Concrete ïLincoln, NE
Mixing Procedure
ÅThe conductive concrete mix with steel fibers
and carbon and graphite products was used
to cast the inlay
ÅSeveral, two cubic yards, trial batches were
prepared to examine the mixing procedure
and travel time from the mixing plant to the
job site
ÅThe contractor and the pouring and finishing
crews practiced at a test site
Temperature Time History - Dec. 17, 2003
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Stability of Electrical Conductivity
Modified Conductive Concrete
Mix Developed at WMU
ÅThe main objective of this research project
is to make the conductive concrete an
economical viable deicing method. This
can be achieved by the following:
ïReduction of the operating voltage and
current requirements.
ïDevelopment of a simplified mix procedure
Conductive Concrete Mix
Developed at WMU
ÅOptimization and mix proportioning
ÅEvaluation of the mechanical properties
of the optimized mix
ÅInvestigation of an electric model for the
optimized mix
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Comparison of all Slabs Temperature readings
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Slab #5(80 Volts)
Slab #6 (80 volts)
Slab #4(60 volts)
Slab # 5(60 volts)
Slab #5 (100 volts)
Slab #6(100 volts)
Slab #4( 100 volts)
Temperature vs. Time Using Different
Voltage Values
Concluding Remarks
ÅThe conductive concrete deicing technology can
be readily implemented at accident-prone areas
such as bridge overpasses, exit ramps, airport
runways, street intersections, sidewalks, and
driveways
ÅThe heated bridge deck of Roca Spur Bridge is
the first implementation in the world of using
conductive concrete for highway bridge deicing
Concluding Remarks
ÅThe initial results showed that the modified
conductive concrete mix which was
developed at Western Michigan University
has the potential to be used for bridge
deck deicing application as well as the
proposed new applications including
Electromagnetic Shielding and Cathodic
protection of reinforcement.