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Mockup Injections of Alternative Flexible Fillers for Multistrand PT Bridge Tendons
Trey Hamilton, PhD, PE
Byron D. Spangler Professor of Civil Engineering
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Outline
Objective
Small scale component tests
Full scale mock up construction
Injection process and results
Comments and Observations
Future research
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Research Project
Research Project: Replaceable Unbonded Tendons for Post-Tensioned Bridges(FDOT Contract No. BDV31-977-15)
Project Mangers: Will Potter and Rick Vallier
Staff of Marcus H. Ansley Structures Research Center
Co-PI Dr. Jennifer Rice
Graduate Students: Rahul Bhatia, Natassia Brenkus, A. Abdullah
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Acknowledgements
DYWIDAG-Systems International USA Inc.
Freyssinet, Inc. USA
Schwager Davis, Inc.
VSL
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Objective
To assess the implications of using unbonded tendons with pliable filler with respect to constructability of the tendon.
Bare strand
Bundled monostrand
Epoxy coated strand Stacked
Wire tendon
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FDOT Design Bulletin
Issued April 30, 2014:
“The Florida Department of Transportation will be implementing the use of wax filler material in lieu of grout for corrosion protection on certain post-tensioning tendons in the near future.”
“All tendons with wax filler material will be assumed to be unbonded and must be designed and detailed to be fully replaceable.”
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Pros Cons
105˚C material
Duct blockage or bursting
Grease: oil separation
Effect of voids unknown
Material issues unknown
Unbonded
Material is formulated in plant, not on site
Does not use water
Corrosion prevention
Easier to repair than grout
Unbonded
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Internal and external tendons
Internal-
Drop-In
girders
External tendon-Segmental
box girder
Internal
Cantilever
tendons
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Alternative Filler Materials
Grease: semisolid lubricant that composed of liquid base oil, solid thickener, and additives. The liquid base oil is a long hydrocarbon chain or cyclic aliphatic compounds that are usually produced from refining of crude petroleum oil.
Microstructural Wax: petroleum waxes are produced by de-oiling of petrolatum (petroleum jelly). Petroleum waxes are mostly branched isoparaffinicor naphthenic hydrocarbons and differ from paraffin waxes, which have unbranched straight hydrocarbon chains. Due to their small and thin crystal structure, petroleum waxes are more flexible than the paraffin waxes.
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Filler Materials
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Rheology
Temperature (C)
Vis
co
sit
y (
Pa
-s)
Nontribos shear test
50 60 70 80 90 100 110 1200.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
1
2
5
10
20
50
100
Shear rate- 1/10sShear rate- 1/20sShear rate- 1/30sShear rate- 1/50sShear rate- 1/80s
cream
vegetable oil
tomato juice
mayonnaise
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Filler preparation
Barrel heaters Insulation blanketTransfer of filler
Stirring Measurement
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Small Scale Injection
~5’-0”
4-in. HDPE duct
55 gal. barrel heated to ~105° C
Return line from pump
Supply line to specimen
Return line
from specimen
pump
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Small Scale Specimens
HDPE only HDPE with saddles
HDPE with polycarbonate tube HDPE with PVC (Shrink wrap)
HDPE with thermocouple HDPE with polycarbonate tube
(vent)
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Findings-Prolonged Injection Sag in the HDPE duct
Pressure >100 psi
Duration > 8 minutes
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Findings-Voids
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(3) 19 (0.6”) strand tendons.
0.2 kip/strand prestressing to achieve profile.
4 ½” HDPE duct (DR=17); pressure rating=125 psi
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Duct Installation
Duct placement
Anchorage and couplers
Duct Windows
Welded
Joints
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Tendon installation
Strands tensioned with monostrand jack
Gravity deviators
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Instrumentation
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Visconorustin
jectio
n
Rate: ~50 fpm (32 gpm)
Burp: no
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Injection
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Visconorust-Results
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VZ inject
inje
ctio
n
inje
ctio
n
Rate: ~75 fpm (50 gpm)
Burp: yes (too fast)
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VZ inject-Results
inje
ctio
n
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Cirinject
inje
ctio
n
inje
ctio
n
Rate: ~60 fpm (40 gpm)
Burp: yes
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Cirinject-Results
inje
ctio
n
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Trenton 1-vacuum
inje
ctio
n
Rate: ~100 fpm (65 gpm)
Burp: no
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Trenton 1-Results
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Trenton 2 - Slow
inje
ctio
n
inje
ctio
n
Rate: ~20 fpm (13 gpm)
Burp: yes
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Trenton 2-Results
inje
ctio
n
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Temperature Variation
Time during injection (minute)
Te
mp
era
ture
(F
)
Te
mp
era
ture
(C
)
0 1 2 3 4 5 650
70
90
110
130
150
170
190
210
230
250
270
15
30
45
60
75
90
105
120
Sta
rt
End
T1T2T3T4T5T6T7
Time during injection (minute)
Te
mp
era
ture
(F
)
Te
mp
era
ture
(C
)
0 1 2 3 4 5 640
60
80
100
120
140
10
20
30
40
50
ST1ST2ST3ST4ST5ST6ST7
Internal
External
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Findings
Follow good grouting practice
Preheat equipment (hoses)
Feed wax to avoid splash (and foam) in open hopper pump
good results using target injection speed between 50 to 80 ft/min
No serious issues discovered with PT Anchorages or duct
Vacuum assist greatly simplified injection
Reversible variable speed pump allows better control of injection
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Future work
Heat transfer behavior of the injection in the tendon and compare the results with the closed form solution
Structural implication of unbonded tendon over the bonded tendon.
Fatigue behavior on full scale beam
Replaceability of unbonded tendons in full scale beam
Effect of moisture in duct prior to injection
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Thank you
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/structures/StructuresResearchCenter/
Progress%20Reports/BDV-31-977-15-task1.pdf