NE REGIONAL STATISTICS AND DISCUSSION GUIDE REPORT SUMMARY

Ben BeermanRomeo GarciaKenny TongAbe RamirezFHWA PBES Implementation Team

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7 Habits of highly successful people

Habit # 3 Start with the end in mind!

Steven Covey 10/24/32 – 7/16/12

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Overview• Regional Characteristics• Policy • Safety• Design/Materials related slides• Research and Outreach • Success Stories • Recommendations for FHWA/Research• Round Table Discussion Questions• Next Steps 4

Regional Characteristics

•Bridge functions mostly centralized

•1 to 11 Districts/Regions per State

•Variable Inventories (6% - 25% SD)

•61% State owned Bridges (48% Nat’l)

•Opportunity for Organizational Change 5

Bridge Office Organization

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Planning

Cost Esti

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Maint. &

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PBES/ABC

Standards

Research

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Policy

Closing the Gap Between Innovation & Implementation:

•Over half of States have policies in place.

•One State has a decision making tool.

•Remaining States have various activities and initiatives in place leading towards the ultimate establishment of policy and decision making processes.

•Some Challenges to overcome

•Some possible steps to pursue 7

Challenges to Overcome

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Change Resistance

Lack of Education

DP Not Normal Practice

No Perceived Need

Quality/Durability

No Decision Process (DP)

Local Contractor Exp.

Lack of Standards

Fiscal Constraints

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Other Challenges: Contractor “Buy-In”Not Implemented @ Districts Yet

Steps towards Normal Practice

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More Bridge Funding

Cost-Delta Funding

Training

Help w/ Formal Policy

Help w/ Decision Process

Sample Calcs, Specs, Details

PBES/ABC Cost Data

Quality/Durability Research

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PBES Policy or Initiative Underway

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Yes58%

No42%

ABC/PBES Policy or Initiative Underway

ABC/PBES as Normal Practice

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Yes50%

No50%

ABC/PBES Guidance In Manual

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Yes8%

No92%

Bridge Design Manual T Contains ABC/PBES Guidance

Project Selection Procedure

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Yes8%

No92%

Established Policy or Procedure for Selection of ABC/PBES

Standard Bridge Plans

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Yes25%

No75%

Safety

Benefits attributed to ABC/PBES

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Enhance Worker SafetyNationally:• 44% of Bridge Construction Worker Injuries

Involve a Vehicle Travelling Through a Work Zone (OSHA Type 1622, 1984-2010)

• 2/3 of the 44% are Fatal• 28% of Worker Injuries Involve Construction

Vehicles• No Work Zone = No Accident

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Design/Materials Related Slides

Some PBES Products Used In NE• MSE Walls, T-Walls• NEXT Beams• New England Bulb Tee (NEBT)• CONSPAN & BEBO• Inverset Systems• Deck Panels• Precast Columns and Caps• Others

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Allow Alternative Technical Concepts

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Self-Consolidating Concrete

Other State's Mix Design

Other State's Standard Details

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Materials

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Self-consolidating concrete

UHPC

High early strength concrete

High early strength grouts

Rapid set overlays

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Prefab Certification

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Not Applicable

In plant w/o Cert.

Near site w/o Cert.

On site w/o Cert.

On site w/ Cert.

Near site w/ Cert.

In Plant w/ Cert.

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Use of Full-Depth Deck Panels

Yes42%

No58%

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Experimentally

Occasionally

Routinely

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SIP Deck Forms

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Yes75%

No25%

Allow

Yes78%

No22%

Routine

SIP Deck Forms• Types used in the region– Galvanized Steel– Steel Pans– Corrugated Metal– Concrete Panels– Any other?

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Research and Outreach

• Interest in peer review of fabrication processes and procedures

• Interest in participating in scanning tours

• Public Relations – generally proactive

Region-Wide Review Interests

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Yes75%

No25%

In PBES Fabrication Process

Scan Tours

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Yes50%

No50%

Hosting

Yes83%

No17%

Participating

Media Relations

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Social Media

Mass Media

311/511

Text Messaging

E-mail Alerts

VMS

Websites

Press

Newsletters

Public Meetings

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Success Stories

• Many examples in NE Region– Many project experiences described

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Recommendations for FHWA/Research

Recommendations for FHWA

• Allow flexibility in use of proprietary products• Allow use of UHPC in connections• Facilitate stakeholder meeting/ABC

implementation issues• Provide information on costs, details, & examples

from other States• Develop new technologies

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Recommendations for FHWA Cont.

• Continue Showcases & Peer Exchanges• Training• Support for Pilot/Demonstration Projects• Cost-Delta Assistance (100% participation)• Provide status report on condition of completed

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Needed Research• Performance of ABC/PBES projects• Determination of deck panel size/shipping limits• Synthesis on Lessons learned from ABC/PBES

projects• Development of refined/objective decision making

matrix • Emulative and non-emulative connections • High early strength concrete & joint performance

issues• Longitudinal joint performance & connection detail 33

Needed Research Cont. • Overlay materials on longitudinal joints & performance of

overlay material• Durable connections details- design specification for

ABC/PBES projects• Match up technology with appropriate State needs.• Use of alternative construction materials/ bridges on low

volume local roads• Thin Bonded Polymer Overlay Service Life• Connection Strength• Decision Making Process/Policy• Customer satisfaction surveys 34

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Round Table Questions• ABC/PBES project experience in NE• Increase project cost associated with ABC• Criteria other States use to select ABC projects• Joint Details• Ways to reduce cost of ABC/PBES construction• UHPC performance based spec for rapid set conc.• Contract language to enforce deadlines• Lane rental specs• QC/QA for prefab elements

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Round Table Questions Cont.• How to handle contractor self-performing work• ABC/PBES difficulties tied to IBRD or HFL projects

(FHWA reporting requirements etc)• Performance of existing bridges with longitudinal

joints including overlay materials. What to avoid!• During superstructure replacement using steel

girders/beams share experience on anchor bolt.• Experience on any differential movement of

superstructure during transportation of using SPMT with remote control.

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Round Table Discussions

• Policy

• Adoption

• Durability

• Resources

• Cost

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Next Steps

• Continue dialogue on items of mutual interest

• Establish/Maintain - Partnerships/Networks

• Organize and pursue a scanning tour

• Develop action plans

• Continue moving forward!

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Vision

Expect the unexpected manifestation of the expected. Expectation foreshadows experience. Expect new things. Prepare for change, and it will come----and maybe suddenly.

Mettabel Okulaja, MD

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