Crack Survey on a Field Test of Continuously-Reinforced-Concrete Pavement (CRCP) Using Prefabricated Steel-Bar Mesh-Panels

by Jacob Hiller
on August 19, 2024

Crack Survey on a Field Test of Continuously-Reinforced-Concrete Pavement (CRCP) Using Prefabricated Steel-Bar Mesh-Panels

Isamu YoshitakeConservatory

AUTHORS: Yoshitake, I.; Katayama, N.; Fujisaki, K.; Mure, T.; and Tokimasa, U.

ABSTRACT: This study proposes a rational CRCP construction system using prefabricated steel mesh panels and high early-strength concrete. The greatest concern in CRCP is the possibility of excessive cracking, which can cause steel corrosion. The yielding of steel bars may occur during excessive cracking owing to the volume change of the concrete at an early age. The constructability and cracking properties of the CRCP should be examined in advance. In this study, a field test of CRCP (110 m long × 11.5 m wide) was conducted to examine the constructability and observe concrete cracking. This paper presents CRCP construction using prefabricated steel mesh panels and high-early strength concrete and reports concrete cracking and steel strain observed from field tests.

Dr. Yoshitake is a Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is the Chief-director of Education and Research Center for Infrastructure Management of Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan. He received his B.Eng. (1996), M.Eng. (1998), and D.Eng. (2000) degrees from Yamaguchi University. His research interests include durability of concrete, reinforced & prestressed concrete structures, and advanced strengthening materials such as FRP. He is a member of American Concrete Institute (ACI), International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), Japan Concrete Institute (JCI), Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and Japan Society of Material Science (JSMS). Prof. Yoshitake has been the vice-president of Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI) since 2018, and a council member of IIFC since 2018. In addition, prof. Yoshitake is the vice-president of Clinical Institute for Tunnels & Tunneling (CITT) in Japan.
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