Abstract: Hooked bars are commonly used in lap splices to connect precast concrete elements to reduce required splice lengths; however, practically, no tests of large hooked bars in such elements have been conducted. To address this ...

Abstract: Hooked bar lap splices are used in accelerated bridge construction (ABC) operations even though this detail is not addressed in the AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications. To address this knowledge gap, this paper ...

Abstract: To effectively manage their inventory, transportation authorities are switching to nondestructive testing methods, such as the impact-echo method, to facilitate locating subsurface defects in reinforced concrete bridge ...