Beneficios Hormigon

Summary of SHRP Research and Economic Benefits of

CONCRETE and STRUCTURES

December 1997

Technical Report Documentation Page
1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No.

FHWA-SA-98-013
4. Title and Subtitle 4. Report Date

Summary of SHRP Research and Economic Benefits of Concrete and Structures

December 1997
6. Performing Organization Code:

7.Author(s)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

Jon A. Epps, Maria Ardila-Coulson
9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No.(TRAIS)

Nevada Transportation Technology Transfer Center Civil Engineering/257 University of Nevada–Reno Reno, Nevada 89557
11. Contract or Grant No. 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13 Type of Report and Period Covered

Office of TechnologyApplications Federal Highway Administration 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590

Technical Report September 1996-December 1997
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HTA-3
15. Supplementary Notes

Federal Highway Administration Project Manager: Margie Sheriff
16. Abstract

In 1995, a project was initiated to assess the costs versus benefits of the Strategic Highway Research Program(SHRP). Information was collected from State and local highway agencies on their experiences with the SHRP products, and this information was used as the basis for an economic analysis of the costs and benefits of the program and its products. This report summarizes the preliminary findings of an economic analysis conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute of the SHRP products for portland cementconcrete and structures. It also describes the products for portland cement concrete and structures developed under SHRP and the experiences of highway agencies that have used them. In addition, it summarizes the objectives of the research conducted under SHRP on concrete and structures, and outlines the work by the Federal Highway Administration to refine the products and encourage theiradoption.

17. Key Words

18. Distribution Statement

Highways, portland cement concrete, concrete pavements, concrete structures, Strategic Highway Research Program, research
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TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND CONCRETE AND STRUCTURES RESEARCH OBJECTIVES RESEARCH PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS Concrete Areas Structures Areas Concrete ProductsStructures Products POST-SHRP ACTIVITIES Case Studies ECONOMIC BENEFITS Savings Related to Six Concrete Products Savings Related to Portland Cement Concrete Pavements SUMMARY REFERENCES 9 9 6 4 iii 1 2 2 2 3 3

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LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Concrete and Structures Products Table 2. Concrete and Structures CaseStudies Table 3. Estimated Agency Cost Savings from SHRP Concrete Products Table 4. Total Concrete Cost Savings with a Slow Implementation Scenario Table 5. Total Concrete Cost Savings with a Moderate Implementation Scenario Table 6. Total Concrete Cost Savings with a Fast Implementation Scenario Table 7. Twenty-Year Cost Savings (Million $) and Benefit-Cost Ratio for SHRP Concrete and StructuresResearch Table 8. Total Annual Cost Savings (Million $) Table 9. Total Concrete Pavements Cost Savings with a Slow Implementation Scenario Table 10. Total Concrete Pavements Cost Savings with a Moderate Implementation Scenario Table 11. Total Concrete Pavements Cost Savings with a Fast Implementation Scenario 20 19 18 17 17 11 12 13 14 15 16

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