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Update on ABC University Transportation Center (ABC UTC) by Atorod Azizinamini, Ph.D., P.E. Director, ABC UTC 2015 AASHTO SCOB Meeting AASHTO T 4 Committee April 21, 2015 ABC-UTC Award Announcement : September 2013 Consortium of

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Update on ABC University Transportation Center (ABC‐UTC)

by Atorod Azizinamini, Ph.D., P.E. Director, ABC‐UTC 2015 AASHTO SCOB Meeting AASHTO T‐4 Committee April 21, 2015

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ABC-UTC

Award Announcement : September 2013 Consortium of Universities:

  • Florida International University (FIU)
  • Atorod Azizinamini (lead)
  • Iowa State University (ISU)
  • Brent Phares & Terry Wipf
  • University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)
  • Saiid Saiidi
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Home

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Your Suggestions on 2015 National ABC Conference

  • Presentations that must be included
  • Presentation topic
  • Suggested speaker
  • Ideas for workshops
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ABC-UTC Focus Areas

  • Research
  • 11 ongoing projects, initiated in 2014
  • Will be considering additional projects for 2nd

round funding in near future

Note: An advisory committee has been formed for each ongoing research project to monitor progress

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ABC-UTC Research Projects

  • Florida International University (FIU)
  • Compilation of All ABC Research-Ongoing & Completed
  • Compilation of Available Short to Medium Span ABC

Systems

  • Extending Application of Simple for Dead & Continuous

for Live Load Steel Bridge System to ABC Applications in Seismic Regions - Phase I, Numerical Study

  • Estimating Total Cost of Bridge Construction using ABC

and Conventional Methods of Construction

  • Development of Manual for Enhanced

Service Life of ABC Projects

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Development of Manual for Enhanced Service Life of ABC Projects

Development of quantitative data to study field performance of closure pour regions

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Have tested two bridges Will be testing additional bridges

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Impulse Response Test (IR)

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Three Specimen Details

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Specimen Details

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Stiffness (Cross section) (Kip/in) Stiffness Ratio 1 (BOX/Folded) (Top Flange) Stiffness Ratio 2 (BOX/Folded) Stiffness Ratio 3 (BOX/Folded) Stiffness Ratio 4 (BOX/Folded) (Clouser) Box Girder 88.49 1.74 1.70 1.51 1.38 Folded Girder 64.12

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IR Test from Top and Bottom of Slab

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ABC-UTC Research Projects

  • Iowa State University (ISU)
  • Development of Prefabricated Bridge Railings
  • Strength, Durability, and Application of Grouted

Couplers for Integral Abutments in ABC Projects

  • Synthesis: Rapid Bridge Rehabilitation
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Research Topics

  • We are soliciting ideas for second round of

research

  • We welcome to team up with DOTs in

developing ABC solutions

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Thank You