PCI Northeast Bridge Technical Committee

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PCI Northeast Bridge Technical Committee Standards
for Accelerated Bridge Construction Including
the Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) Michael P.
Culmo, P.E., CME Associates, Inc., East Hartford,
CT Rita L. Seraderian, P.E., PCI Northeast,
Belmont, MA
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Program Outline

• PCI Northeast Accelerated Bridge Construction
  Guidelines
• Overview of the new PCI Northeast NEXT Beam

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PCINE Bridge Technical Committee

• PCINE Technical Committee was established in 1990
  
• Members included State Department of
  Transportations Engineers from New England and
  New York, Consultants and Precastors
• Focus is on Updating and Developing Regional
  Standards for Bridge Construction

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Makeup of Committee

• Precasters
• Rita Seraderian, PCI Northeast (PCINE)
• Joe Carrara, J. P. Carrara Sons
• Ernie Brod, J. P. Carrara Sons
• Chris Fowler, Oldcastle Precast
• Eric Schaffrick, Dailey Precast
• Lee Edwards, Dailey Precast
• Beth Mitchell, Unistress Corp.

• State DOT
• Joseph Cancelliere, CTDOT
• Robert Bulger, Maine DOT
• Kevin Cummings, Maine DOT
• Alex Bardow, Mass. Highway Dept.
• Maura Sullivan, Mass. Highway Dept.
• Edmund Newton, Mass. Highway Dept.
• Duane Carpenter, New York State DOT
• Michael Twiss, New York State DOT
• Matthew Royce, New York State DOT
• Jason Tremblay, New Hampshire DOT
• David Scott, New Hampshire DOT
• Mike Savella, Rhode Island DOT
• George W. Colgrove III, Vermont AOT
• Charlie Goodspeed, University of NH

• Consultants
• Michael P. Culmo, CME Associates, Inc.
• Andrew Benkert, CME Associates, Inc.
• Eric Calderwood, Calderwood Eng.
• Vartan Sahakian, Commonwealth Eng.
• Darren Conboy, Jacobs Eng.
• Ed Barwicki, Lin Associates
• Michael Kane, Kane Consulting

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Reports Developed by the Technical Committee

• NEBT Preliminary Design Charts
• NEBT Post-Tensioned Design Guidelines
• High Performance Concrete for Prestressed
  Concrete Bridges
• Prestressed Concrete Girder Continuity Connection
• Precast Deck Panel Guidelines
• Full Depth Precast Concrete Deck Slabs Guidelines
• Bridge Member Repair Guidelines
• Accelerated Bridge Construction Guidelines
• NEXT Beam Details and Design Charts

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Reports are available at www.pcine.org
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PCINE Guidelines for Accelerated Bridge
Construction

• Developed by the PCINE Bridge Technical Committee
• Available at www.pcine.org

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PCINE Guidelines for Accelerated Bridge
Construction

• Focuses on the use of precast concrete
• Written by the PCI Northeast Bridge Technical
  Committee
• Northeast State DOTs
• PCI Fabricators
• Consultants
• Includes footings
• Based on ACI Emulation Design
• Includes design, detailing, and construction
  information
• Recommends the use of grouted splice connectors

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Precast Abutments New Hampshire DOT
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Completed Bridge
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Precast Integral Abutments Maine DOT
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Phase I 4 Day Closure
Close bridge detour traffic
Excavate to remove obstructions for pile driving
Drive 8 steel H-Piles
Cover piles and re-open to traffic
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Phase II 4 Day Closure
Close bridge and detour traffic
Remove old bridge
Excavate to expose new piles and remove old
abutments
Cut pile to elevation and place prefabricated
abutments
Backfill and stabilize slopes with riprap
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Phase II 4 Day Closure
Erect 10-65 pre-cast pre-stressed concrete box
beams
Erect 4 precast concrete approach slabs and place
aggregate subbase
Place temporary barrier and open to traffic - no
leveling slab!
Install curb and Guardrail
Remove temporary barrier
Place membrane and asphalt wearing surface
Project Completed!!
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Completed Bridge
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Precast Piers Florida DOT
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Development of the NEXT beam

• Why Develop a New Bridge Section?
• Box Beams have limitations
• Accommodation of Utilities
• Difficult Fabrication Process
• Multi-step process
• Difficult Field Process
• Grouting of Joints
• Post-Tensioning

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High Level RR Platform Beam
Development of the NEXT beam
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High Level RR Platform Beam
Development of the NEXT beam
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Development of the NEXT beam
High Level RR Platform Beam
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Development of the NEXT beam
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Development of the NEXT beam

• Depth 24 36 in 4 increments
• Typical Span Range 50 85
• Width will vary 8-0 12-0
• Used for bridges with utilities
• Works very well for Accelerated Construction.

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NEXT Beam Adjustable Width 8 to 12
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NEXT Beam Combinations
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Accelerated Construction using the NEXT Beam
Design Example Mike Culmo