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In This Issue
https://newgdbridge.com
The designer for the new Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port
of Long Beach, Calif, was Arup, the subject of the Focus
article on page 6. The innovative erection equipment used to
construct concrete segmental box-girder approach spans is
discussed in the Concrete Bridge Technology article on page
33. This website has videos, photos, and news about the
project.
http://www.sfigdb.com
The mobile scaffold system used to construct the concrete
box-girder approach spans leading to the cable-stayed main
span of the Gerald Desmond Bridge is featured in the
Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 33. This website
has a video of bridge construction activities.
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij65.6-06
The Concrete Bridge Technology article on page 38 discusses
the PCI Recommended Practice to Assess and Control
Strand/Concrete Bonding Properties of ASTM A416 Prestressing
Strand, which provides criteria to use when specifying
strand for bonded, pretensioned applications. The entire
recommended practice from the November–December 2020 issue
of PCI Journal is available at this link.
https://ctr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubs/0_5706_1.pdf
Some of the revised TxDOT prestressed concrete girder
bracing details presented in the Concrete Bridge Technology
article on page 41 resulted from a research study,
Impact of Overhang Construction on Girder Design
(Report FHWA/TX-10/0-5706-1). The report is available at
this link.
www.pci.org/AnchoringToConcreteImp
As mentioned in the LRFD article on page 53, Article 5.13 of
the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications has
adopted the provisions for anchors in concrete from ACI
318-14. With the sponsorship of the National Cooperative
Highway Research Program, PCI developed a webinar series for
bridge engineers on the requirements for designing,
detailing, and installing concrete anchors. This link
provides access to a Dropbox folder with the recorded
webinar series, course handouts, and resources.
https://www.concreteanchors.org/publications
In the LRFD article addressing anchors in concrete on page
53, the author recommends that Special Inspection
Guidelines for Post-Installed Anchors by Silva and
Mattis be read by those writing specifications or planning
field-testing programs for anchors. The publication was
developed by the Concrete and Masonry Anchor Manufacturers
Association and can be accessed from this website.
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