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List of DES Problem Statements CFS Titles for 2005-06 04-EQ003 Determine the Seismic and Service Load Response of “Skewed” Post-Tensioned, Concrete Box-Girder Bridges To Improve Safety and Reduce Impacts To Traffic 04-EQ011 Evaluation of the Long Term Performance of Epoxy Bonded Mechanical Couplers 04-EQ012 Development of Accessible Hinge Details for Box Girder Bridges 04-EQ017 Emergency Repair of Damaged Bridge Columns Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Materials 04-EQ026 Determining the Effective System Damping of Highway Bridges 04-EQ042 Determining the Live Load Capacity of Bridges Designed to Caltrans Seismic Design Criteria Following a Major Seismic (Design) Event 04-EQ082 Development of Seismic Design Guidelines for Segmental Construction 04-EQ089 Guidelines for the Seismic Design of Steel Girder Bridge Superstructures 04-EQ091 Detailing Requirements to Ensure Adequate Plastic Hinge Ductility of Columns Subject to Torsional Seismic Loading 04-EQ092 Testing of Pile Extension Connections to Slab Bridges 04-EQ096 Determining the Effects of Low Cycle Fatigue on the Seismic Performance of Rebar and Couplers for Critical Structural Members 04-EQ104 Verification of Computer Analysis Models for Suspension Bridges 04-GS004 Shortening Closure Pour Waiting Time for Bridge Construction 04-GS023 Improved Design and Construction Specifications to Minimize Bridge Deck Rehabilitation and Maintenance Costs 04-GS039 Develop and Assess Post-Grouting Methods to Increase the Load Capacity of Deep Foundations 04-GS040 Reducing Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks 04-GS045 Development of Reliable Methods to Analyze Battered Piles in Layered Soils and Piles in Sloping Ground to Reduce Foundation Cost 04-GS048 Evaluation of Hollow Bar Soil Nail Systems for Excavation Reinforcement 04-GS064 Non-Destructive Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Bridge Decks 04-GS065 Improving Excavatable Flowable Backfill with Recycled Materials 04-GS068 Establishment of Updated Lumber Stress Values to Enhance the Safety and Reliability of Bridge Falsework 04-GS070 Development of a Maintenance Monitoring Program for Earth Retaining Systems 04-GS083 Determining Methods to Control the Effects of Heat of Hydration and Other Concerns Associated with the Placement of Mass Concrete for Cast-in-Place Concrete Piling 04-GS093 Development of an Automated Vertical Clearance Measuring Device for Highway Structures 04-GS094 Health Monitoring to Detect Failure of Prestressing (PS) Cables in Segmental Box-girder Bridges 04-GS108 Validating the Durability of Corrosion Resistant Mineral Admixture Concrete 04-GS120 Development of Specifications to Minimize Construction Induced Ground Vibration Damage to Nearby Structures 04-GS122 Improved Design Standards for Protection of Highway Structures from Corrosion Induced by Stray Current

 
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