Title:
Concrete Q&A: Curing Concrete Bridge Decks and Cracking
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
40
Issue:
12
Appears on pages(s):
96
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51714421
Date:
12/1/2018
Abstract:
My company constructs concrete bridge decks throughout the upper Midwest and Northwest United States. Can you explain why we
occasionally experience excessive cracking even though we
cure the bridge decks according to the state’s DOT requirements?
Related References:
1. Krauss, P.D., and Rogall, E.A., “Transverse Cracking in Newly Constructed Bridge Decks,” NCHRP Report No. 380, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1996, 132 pp.
2. “2018 Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (Section 502.03(J)),” Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Boise, ID, 2018, 571 pp.
3. “Special Provision for Portland Cement Concrete Bridge Deck Curing (Section, 1020.13(a)(5)),” Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Springfield, IL, 2017, 3 pp.
4. “Standard Specifications (Section 2401.3(G)),” Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), St. Paul, MN, 2018, 725 pp.
5. “BR21.86: Modified Bridge Deck Concrete Water Cure,” Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), Helena, MT, 2017, 2 pp.
6. “2017 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (Section 03390),” Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Salt Lake City, UT, 2017, 1071 pp.