Background and
Resources for the Design
and Construction of
Bonded and Unbonded
Post-Tensioned Concrete
Bridge Elements
Robert J. Frosch
Christopher S. Williams
Sarah K. Bowlin
Mason B. Rhodes
David S. Derks
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Pinar Okumus
Mi Jin Jung
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Thomas P. Murphy
Maria Lopez de Murphy
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Mechanicsburg, PA
Andrew D. Mish
Jesus Muro Villanueva
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Littleton, CO
Appendices for NCHRP Project 12-118
Submitted August 2024
NCHRP Web-Only Document 417
Background and Resources for the Design and Construction of Bonded and Unbonded Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Elements
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NCHRP PROJECT 12-118 PANEL
Field of Design—Area of Bridges
Richard Brice, Washington State Department of Transportation, Tumwater, WA (Chair)
Hussam Z. Fallaha, Virginia Department of Transportation, Fairfax, VA
Gregg A. Freeby, American Segmental Bridge Institute, Austin, TX
Fouad A. H. Jaber, Nebraska Department of Transportation, Lincoln, NE
Thomas P. Macioce, HNTB, Carlisle, PA (formerly with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA)
Carin L. Roberts-Wollmann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA
Kevin Western, Michael Baker International, Inc., Osceola, WI
Reggie H. Holt, FHWA Liaison
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPENDIX B Shear Load Deflections and Failure Photos
APPENDIX D Shear Calculation Results
NCHRP Web-Only Document 417 contains the appendices for NCHRP Project 12-118 and accompanies NCHRP Research Report 1139: Considerations for the Design and Construction of Bonded and Unbonded Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Elements. Readers can read or purchase NCHRP Research Report 1139 on the National Academies Press website (nap.nationalacademies.org).
