2019 AASHTO COBS Annual Meeting

General Session

Waseem Dekelbab, PhD, PE, PMP

Montgomery, AL

June 26, 2019

NCHRP BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE

RESEARCH UPDATES

OUTLINE

• FY 2020 NCHRP Program Funding

• NCHRP Bridge and Structure Projects– Funded (FY 2020)

– Completed/Published/In progress

NATIONAL

COOPERATIVE

HIGHWAY

RESEARCH

PROGRAM

FY 2020 NCHRP Program Funding

FY 2020 NCHRP Submitted

Problem Statements127 Problem Statements

($56 M)

New Problem Statements: 114 ($46 M)

AASHTO Committees: 77

($31 M)

Member Departments:

34 ($14 M)

FHWA: 3

($1 M)

Continuations: 13 ($10 M)

FY 2020 NCHRP Programming

Problem Statements Submitted (Million) Programmed (Million)

Continuations 13 ($10) 11 ($7.740)New 114 ($46) 58 ($25.590)Total 127 ($56) 69 ($33.330)

New Problem Statements Submitted by:

AASHTO Committees 77 ($31) 46 ($20.195)Member Departments 34 ($14) 11 ($5.045)FHWA 3 ($1) 1 (0.350)

Continuations

11 Projects

$7,740,000

7 Special projects

$6,620,000 (86%)

Synthesis, IDEA, Domestic Scan, Legal Studies, NCHRP Implementation, and Research for Administration of Highway &Transportation Agencies (CEOs)

4 Continuation projects

$1,120,000 (14%)

AASHTO Committees # of Problems Submitted # of Problems Programmed

Active Transportation 2 1

Bridges and Structures 4 3

Design 1 1

Design - Geometric Design 5 4

Design - Roadside Safety 5 3

Environment and Sustainability 10 3

Funding and Finance 2 1

Knowledge and Management 1 1

Maintenance 5 2

Materials and Pavement 4 4

Planning 1 1

Performance-Based Management 3 3

Public Transportation 5 3

Research and Innovation 6 2

Research and Innovation & Planning 1 1

Right of Way, Utilities and Outdoors 5 2

Safety 5 5

Traffic Engineering 2

Transportation System Security and Resilience 3 3

Data Management and Analytics and Trasp. System Security and Resilience

1 1

Transportation Systems Management and Operations 4 2

Urban Freight 2 1

Total 77 46

FY 2020 NCHRP New Projects

New

58 projects

$25,590,000

Other areas

55

$23,840,000

(93.2%)

CBS

3

$1,750,000

(6.8%)

NATIONAL

COOPERATIVE

HIGHWAY

RESEARCH

PROGRAM

NCHRP Bridge and Structure Projects

FY 2019 Funded Projects -Off cycle

Project Title Funds

22-41 Proposed Modification to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Section 13—Railing (CBS, Off-cycle)

$250K

FY 2020 Funded Projects

Project Title Funds

C-01(12-119

Bridge Deck Overhangs with MASH-Compliant Railings(CBS#1)

$500K

C-05(12-120)

Developing High Strength Corrosion Resistant Steel Strands for Prestressing( COBS#2)

$600K+$150K

FY 2020 Funded Projects

Project Title Funds

C-04Rational Tolerances for Fabrication of Steel Bridge Members.(CBS#3)

$400K-contingency

C-23(14-45)

Model Procedures for Post-Event Bridge Damage Assessment and Engineering Evaluation (CBS#4)

$300K +$200K

NCHRP Bridge and Structure Projects Completed/Published/In progress

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/178610.aspx

NCHRP BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE PROJECT

HIGHLIGHTS

Project Title

12-94LRFD Minimum Flexural Reinforcement RequirementsTo be published as NCHRP Research Report 906

12-96Simplified Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panel Systems NCHRP Research Report 895

14-35

Acceptance Criteria of Complete Joint Penetration Steel Bridge Welds Evaluated Using Enhanced Ultrasonic MethodsNCHRP Research Report 908

NCHRP BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE PROJECT

HIGHLIGHTS –TO BE COMPLETED IN JULY 2019

Project Title

12-105Proposed AASHTO Seismic Specifications for ABC Column Connections

12-108Guide Specification for Service Life Design of Highway Bridges --Ballot

15-54Proposed Modifications to AASHTO Culvert Load Rating Specifications

NCHRP BRIDGE AND STRUCTURE PROJECT

HIGHLIGHTS

Project Title

14-36,Part I

Proposed AASHTO Guide for Bridge Preservation Actions --Ballot

AASHTO TC ON GUARDRAIL AND

BRIDGE RAIL, T-7• NCHRP 22-35: Evaluation of Bridge Rail Systems

to Confirm AASHTO MASH Compliance

• NCHRP 22-36: Synthesis of the Performance of Portable Concrete Barrier Systems

• NCHRP 22-41: Proposed Modification to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Section 13—Railing

• NCHRP 12-119: Bridge Deck Overhangs with MASH-Compliant Railings

APPRECIATION

NCHRP express our appreciation for Bruce Johnson’s efforts in expediting the adoption of :

• NCHRP 12-108 Ballot

• NCHRP 14-36 Ballot

NEED HELP?

Waseem Dekelbab, PhD, PE, PMP

202-334-1409

wdekelbab@nas.edu

Transportation Research Board

The National Academies of Sciences,

Engineering, and Medicine