To eliminate the fabrication, congestion, and assembly
problems associated with interlacing these girder connectors
into the numerous deck panel pockets, a novel concept
was developed wherein the sustained tensile capacity of
UHPC is engaged as a key structural element within the
composite connection system.26 The field-cast UHPC
engages discrete connectors both in the deck and on the
girder and, through its high sustained tensile capacity,
transfers applied forces between the prefabricated components