Mission

Evaluate and refine 24 SHRP products in the areas of assessment, protection, and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures, to provide product information, guidelines and standards for implemented products and to assist other states in implementation.

Discussion

Table 1). One product was a manual for concrete deterioration evaluation, thirteen products were equipment/methods that could be potentially used for concrete assessment, and ten products were manuals or guides that pertained to rehabilitation of concrete.

A summary report on each of the 24 products was prepared by team members (see Table 1) so that appropriate decisions could be made as to the feasibility of implementing the product. Eighteen of the products were found to be suitable for implementation and many of these were in use or in various stages of acceptance by the lead states. Table 2 shows a summary of the results obtained from a questionnaire sent in 1997 to the DOTs on product use in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Over the 4-year life of the CAR team, efforts were made to implement the eighteen products in non-lead states. The FHWA workshop on CAR was a primary vehicle for implementation, and showcases were held in 13 states. This transition report was prepared by CAR team members as indicated in Table 1. The report includes a summary for each of the 24 products and provides a summary of information on each of the 18 implementable products believed to be useful and necessary for a rapid implementation and for future implementation efforts to be carried out by the AASHTO subcommittees for bridges and structures and materials.

Table 1. CAR Products

Table 2. Summary of Questionnaire Survey of DOT Use of SHRP Products on CAR

Lessons Learned