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The International Concrete Abstracts Portal is an ACI led collaboration with leading technical organizations from within the international concrete industry and offers the most comprehensive collection of published concrete abstracts.
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Document:
SP94-41
Date:
July 1, 1987
Author(s):
R. Price
Publication:
Symposium Papers
Volume:
94
Abstract:
The Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has developed through laboratory testing a material specification for elastomeric concrete and for use as expansion joint nosing material. The elastomer is specified by physical properties such as tensile stress, elongation, bond strength, and compressive resilience. Physical properties are determined after short-term curing and long-term oven aging. To date, approximately 4000 ft (1219 m) of joint has been placed according to this specification. Although the oldest installation is only one year old, the performance of the joints has been excellent. An experimental installation, scheduled for August 1986, includes four different elastomeric concretes in approximately 1500 ft (457 m) of joint. The performance of these joints will be correlated with physical property testing and used to improve the existing specification.
DOI:
10.14359/3408
SP94-42
M. Bujtas
A concept of pot bearing rotation and its relation to vertical load, rotating moment, and eccentricity are examined. At certain low load and rotating combinations, uniform piston contact with the elastomer or the upper element will not occur, resulting in an uneven load transfer and increased eccentricity. Factors that may be traced to this phenomenon are presented. The rotating moment expression used contains an empiric "alpha factor" variable with three known values. Derived from early rotation tests, this "alpha" is based on the diameter-to-height (D/h) ratio of the confined elastomer. An expression for "alpha" was formulated to provide unique factors for each case. Eccentricity and eccentric neutral stress points were computed in all cases. Critical loads are indicated where piston contact loss is possible. This occurs when the eccentricity is less than the eccentric neutral stress point and at the maximum kern of the inner pot section. Piston separation here is likely, due either to the extreme eccentricity or the confined elastomer's resistance to deform at low pressures. Its importance should not be overlooked as future studies may provide substantiation. However, in assuming static equilibrium, complete piston contact is assured so long as the eccentricity remains within the kern of the pot section.
10.14359/3413
SP94-44
S. Pabst
Elastomeric concrete, when used as a transition medium in the traffic impact area, is a simplistic low-profile concept that vulcanizes permanently to the structural concrete of the bridge deck. This procedure has proven effective in waterproofing the problematic expansion joint areas while providing a unique impact-attenuating transition solution.
10.14359/3419
SP94-45
S. Spells
Certain nonacid curing silicone sealants have been successfully used to seal joints in concrete highways for more than 10 years. The success in highway applications resulted in similar applications for silicones on commercial and military airfields. The u
10.14359/1624
SP94-52
K. Schoenbauer and N. Schaeffer
Despite all of the progress made to date in concrete technology, there is still no reliable means of preventing local voids or cracks in concrete under site conditions. If concrete structures are required to be waterproof, it is always mandatory to provid
10.14359/1625
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