Research is needed to monitor the performance of SCC in a field production environment and to assess the behavior of prestressed SCC girders in order to obtain more research data from the field and to demonstrate the proper application of this new materials technology.
The objectives of this research are three-fold: (1) Determine and document the various properties of SCC used in the production of two prestressed SCC girders. (2) Monitor and document the actual production of two prestressed concrete girders using SCC. The girders will be selected from a NCDOT bridge project under contract. (3) Conduct static load tests of two SCC girders and one non-SCC girder at the production site. The girders will be tested to full service load condition in order to validate their design and performance. Subject to satisfactory performance, the girders may be delivered and installed in the bridge for service as other non-SCC girders.
