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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:
SP94-40
Date:
July 1, 1987
Author(s):
P. Dupeuble
Publication:
Symposium Papers
Volume:
94
Abstract:
Diaphragm walls owing to their method of construction are discontinuous structures. A new technology for the formation of joints between panels has been developed. This new process allows for the construction of diaphragm walls with mechanical and watertight continuity. Within the last 30 years, diaphragm walling has become a construction technique frequently used for the design of major underground works, often in waterbearing grounds, e.g., quay qalls, excavation supporting, and shaft lining.
DOI:
10.14359/1714
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
SP94-46
C. Redfield and C. Seim
What does an engineer do when a defective pot bearing needs replacing? This particular situation was encountered on two recent construction jobs. Several of the pot bearings on the Cline Avenue Project in East Chicago, Ind., needed to be replaced because the elastomer was extruding from the pot. On the I-285 project in Atlanta, Ga., six pot bearings were misaligned and had to be readjusted. The superstructure on both projects was cast in place prestressed concrete box girders. The performance of replacing the pot bearings required designing, fabricating, and installing temporary steel frames, performing special jacking operations, and removing and replacing the pot bearings. This paper describes the operation for both projects in hopes that the solutions illustrated herein may be used by others to help solve similar problems.
10.14359/3425
SP94-49
B. Rogers and D. Shelangoskie
Central to the design of the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) mechanical cooling towers was the ability to configure connections between precast concrete members so that large horizontal seismic forces could be transferred between beams and girders and between girders and columns. Complicating the task of connection design were substantial thermal loads and severe environmental conditions. To solve these and related design questions, a testing program was undertaken using «-scale models of certain key joints in the structure. This paper presents a description of the testing program, a brief description of the structural system in which the joints were located, and the results and conclusions of the tests. Principal among the conclusions is the recognition that embedded metal pins used to transfer forces between discrete members must not only be carefully detailed, but they also must accommodate substantial elastic deformation at the joint if failure below acceptable force levels is to be avoided. In the IPP, this was accomplished by the introduction of a confined viscoelastic medium surrounding the pin. This simple addition to the joint configuration increased the force transferred through the connection by a factor of 2.5 to 3 while limiting deformation to acceptable values.
10.14359/3434
SP94-51
C. Seibel
The background and development of the specialized equipment required for the proper preparation and installation of hot-applied joint sealants is reviewed. The need to use specially designed melter-applicators is embellished. Many of the disastrous field problems resulting from failure to use approved equipment, as well as the appropriate sealant, are discussed in detail. The evaluation of field preparation and application equipment for hot-applied joint fillers and sealants is set forth, from hand pots and so-called tar of roofers' kettles to agitation, recirculation, and extrusion systems of today's melter-applicators. The required specialized laboratory test equipment is also discussed as is the correlation of test results with respect to field installation temperature parameters. Attention is also given to the proper selection of different types of sealants by basic constituents for compatibility with pavement type and previously used sealants and fillers.
10.14359/3438
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