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Structures Research
at Penn State
The structures group at the Pennsylvania State University,
which includes faculty from Architectural Engineering and Civil and Environmental
Engineering, conduct analytical, laboratory, and field research on steel,
advanced composite, concrete, and timber structures. Projects are funded
by industry, state government agencies, and federal agencies. Recently
completed and ongoing research is focused in the areas of:
· Analysis and design of blast containment structures
· Full-scale laboratory testing of bridge structures and components
· Performance characteristics of bridge and highway barriers
· Laboratory and field studies of timber bridges and bridge decks
· Field testing of highway bridges subject to dynamic and impact
loads.
· Evaluation of railroad bridges subject to heavy axle loads
· Analysis, design, and behavior of horizontally curved steel
bridges
· Fatigue evaluations of highway bridge networks
· Performance of commercial and residential enclosed wall systems
· Evaluation and design of high performance concrete materials
· Corrosion analysis and evaluation
· Behavior of concrete structures
·Use of FRP (fiber reinforced polymers) materials
for repair and retrofit
Research projects at the Pennsylvania State University
can be found at the following:
Post-Tensioning
· Cement
Grouts For Bonded Post-Tensioning: Correlation Of Bleed Under Pressure
Tests With Vertical Rise
· Evaluation
Of Cement Grouts Using The Accelerated Corrosion Testing Method (ACTM)
Including IR Drop Effects
·Effect
of Emulsifiable Oils Used as Temporary Corrosion Protection in Grouted
Post-Tensioned Tendons
·Evaluation
of the ACT (Accelerated Test Method) for Post-Tensioning Grouts
Bridge Dynamics
· Response
Of Prestressed Concrete I-Girder Bridges To Live Load
· Experimental Verification
Of Horizontally Curved I-Girder Bridge Behavior
· Dynamic Load Allowance
For Truss Bridges
Bridge Evaluation and Monitoring
· Horizontally
Curved Girder Bridge Behavior
· Evaluation
Of The 1891 English Center Suspension Bridge
· Heavy Axle
Study - Statistical Assessment Of Existing Railroad Infrastructure Capacity
· Field
Evaluation Of A Through-Girder Bridge
·Integral Abutment
Research
·Curved I-girder Bridge Radial Load Distribution
Bridge Construction
· Movement
Of Skewed Bridges During Construction
Fiber Reinforced Composites
· SuperLocTM
Sheetpiling System Testing
·Repair
and Rehabilitation Systems for Civil Infrastructure
High Performance Concrete
· Interstate
99 High Performance Concrete Initiative -- Long-Term Durability Of Bridge
Decks
·Developing
High Performance Concrete; The Importance of Concrete Resistance
Other Research
· Deflection control for reinforced concrete
structures
·Fallingwater
– Saving the Masterpiece: Field Monitoring and Analysis During
the Rehabilitation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Signature House –
Fallingwater.
· Long
Gage Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors For Damage Detection In Bridge
Structures
· Prefabricated
Concrete Bridge System
· Seismic analysis of precast concrete buildings
·Seismic evaluation of bridge piers in regions
of low to moderate seismicity
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