Professor Robert J.

Frosch School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

PUBLICATIONS A. Refereed Archival Publications 1. Frosch, R.J., Li, W., Jirsa, J.O., and Kreger, M.E. (1996). Retrofit of Non-Ductile MomentResisting Frames Using Precast Infill Wall Panels, Earthquake Spectra, 12(4), pp. 741-760. 2. Frosch, R.J. (1999). Another Look at Cracking and Crack Control in Reinforced Concrete, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No. 3, May-June 1999, pp. 437-442. 3. Frosch, R.J. (1999). Panel Connections for Precast Concrete Infill Walls, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 467-472. 4. Frosch, R.J. (1999). Shear Transfer Between Concrete Elements Using a Steel Pipe Connection, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 1003-1008. 5. Frosch, R.J. (2000). Behavior of Large-Scale Reinforced Concrete Beams with Minimum Shear Reinforcement, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 97, No. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 814-820. 6. Frosch, R.J. and Sozen, M.A. (2000). A Challenge for Civil Engineering - Autoadaptive Media, Structural Engineering and Mechanics: An International Journal, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 2000, pp. 651-655. 7. Frosch, R.J. (2001). Flexural Crack Control in Reinforced Concrete, Design and Construction Practices to Mitigate Cracking, SP 204, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. pp. 135-154. 8. Frosch, R.J. (2002). Modeling and Control of Side Face Beam Cracking, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 99, No. 3, May-June 2002, pp. 376-385. 9. Tureyen, A.K. and Frosch, R.J. (2002). Shear Tests of FRP Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrups, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 99, No. 4, July-August 2002, pp. 427-434. 10. Tompos, E.J. and Frosch, R.J. (2002). Influence of Beam Size, Longitudinal Reinforcement, and Stirrup Effectiveness on Concrete Shear Strength, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 99, No. 5, September-October 2002, pp. 559-567. 11. Tureyen, A.K. and Frosch, R.J. (2003). Concrete Shear Strength: Another Perspective, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 100, No. 5, September-October 2003, pp. 609-615. 12. Fedroff, D. and Frosch, R.J. (2004). Formwork for Self-Consolidating Concrete, Concrete International, October 2004, pp. 32-37. 13. Blackman, D.T. and Frosch, R.J. (2005). Epoxy Coated Reinforcement and Crack Control, Serviceability of Concrete, SP 225, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich, pp. 163-178. 14. Canbay, E. and Frosch, R.J. (2005). Bond Strength of Lap-Spliced Bars, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 102, No. 4, July-August 2005, pp. 605-614. 15. Canbay, E. and Frosch, R.J. (2006). The Design of Lap-Spliced Bars: Is Simplification Possible? ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 103, No. 3, May-June 2006, pp. 444-451. 16. Tureyen, A.K., Wolf, T.S., and Frosch, R.J. (2006). Strength in Shear of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams without Transverse Reinforcement, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 103, No. 5, September-October 2006, pp. 656-663. 17. Wolf, T.S. and Frosch, R.J., (2007). Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete: A Unified Approach, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 11, November 2007, pp. 1512-1519. 18. Mosley, C.P., Tureyen, A.K., and Frosch, R.J. (2007). Bond Strength of Nonmetallic Reinforcing Bars, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 105, No. 5, September-October 2008, pp. 634642.

19. Saqan, E.I. and Frosch, R.J., Influence of Flexural Reinforcement on Shear Strength of Prestressed Beams without Web Reinforcement, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 106, No. 1, January-February 2009, pp. 60-68. 20. Calabrese, D.M., Wilken, D., and Frosch, R.J., Bowing of Brick Precast Panels caused by Differential Shrinkage, PCI Journal, submitted. 21. Pay, A.C., Canbay, E., and Frosch, R.J., Experimental Evaluation of Beams with Spliced FRP Reinforcement, ACI Structural Journal, in progress. 22. Pay, A.C. and Frosch, R.J., Bond Strength of Reinforcement: A Unified Theory, ACI Structural Journal, in progress. 23. Bice, J.K. and Frosch, R.J., Simplified Modeling of Restrained Volume Changes in Concrete Slabs, ACI Structural Journal, in progress. 24. Bice, J.K. and Frosch, R.J., A Parametric Study of Design Factors Influencing Cracking from Restrained Shrinkage, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, in progress. B. Discussions in Refereed Archival Publications 1. Frosch, R.J. (2000). Another Look at Cracking and Crack Control in Reinforced Concrete, Discussion 96-S49, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 97, No.2, March-April 2000, pp. 355. 2. Frosch, R.J. (2001). Behavior of Large-Scale Reinforced Concrete Beams with Minimum Shear Reinforcement, Discussion 97-S82, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 98, No. 5, September-October 2001, pp. 785-786. 3. Tureyen, A.K. and Frosch, R, J. (2004). Concrete Shear Strength: Another Perspective, Discussion 100-S63, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 101, No. 4, July-August 2004, pp. 582-587. 4. Tureyen, A.K., Wolf, T.S., and Frosch, R.J. (2007). Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete TBeams without Transverse Reinforcement, Discussion 103-S67, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 104, No. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 503-504. 5. Saqan, E.I. and Frosch, R.J. (2009), Influence of Flexural Reinforcement on Shear Strength of Prestressed Beams without Web Reinforcement, Discussion 106-S07, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 106, No. 6, November-December 2009, pp. 907-910.

C. Conference or Symposium Proceedings 1. Li, W., Frosch, R.J., Jirsa, J.O., and Kreger, M.E. (1995). Behavior of Precast Wall Connections for Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Frames, Proceedings, IABSE Symposium, Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, CA, Volume 73 (1), 361-366. 2. Frosch, R.J., Li, W., Jirsa, J.O., and Kreger, M.E. (1996). Seismic Strengthening of a Nonductile RC Frame Using Precast Infill Panels, Proceedings, Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, CD-ROM. 3. Frosch, R.J. and Matamoros, A.B. (1999). Monitoring and Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Structural Health Monitoring 2000, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Technomic Publishing Company, pp. 494-501. 4. Frosch, R.J., and Sozen, M.A. (2000). Exploring the Uses of Autoadaptive Media, Proceedings of the US-Korea Workshop on New Frontiers in Infrastructural / Seismic Engineering, 24-25 August 1999, Seoul, Korea, Techno-Press, pp. 75-82. 5. Magee, B.J., Olek, J., Ramirez, J., Frosch, R.J., Smith, J.P., and Nantung, T. (2001). Challenges in the Development of a Performance-Related Specifications (PRS) for Concrete Bridge Superstructures Pilot Project in Indiana, Third International Conference on Concrete Under Severe Conditions: Environment & Loading, Vancouver, Canada 18-20, 2001.

6. Frosch, R.J., Durbin, K.O., Chovichien, V., and Fedroff, D. (2001), Understanding the Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges, Proceedings of the Fifth National Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 97-102. 7. Frosch, R.J., Radabaugh, R.D., and Blackman, D.T. (2002), Investigation of Transverse Bridge Deck Cracking, Proceedings of the 2002 Structures Congress, Performance of Structures: From Research to Design, Denver, Colorado, April 4-6, 2002, pp. 363-364. 8. Frosch, R.J. (2002), Post Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Roads and Bridges, Proceedings of the Post-Earthquake Highway Response and Recovery Seminar, Sept. 5-8, 2000, Federal Highway Administration, July 2002, pp.211-216. 9. Frosch, R.J., Jirsa, J.O., and Kreger, M.E. (2003), Experimental Response of a Precast Infill Wall System, Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, S.T. Wasti and G. Ozcebe (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 383-406. 10. Frosch, R.J., Wenning, M., and Chovichien, V. (2005), The In-Service Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges: Abutment-Pile Response, 2005 FHWA Conference, Integral Abutment and Jointless Bridges, pp. 30-40. 11. Bice, J.K., Erickson, J.B., Frosch, R.J. (2006), Evaluation of Design Methods for Control of Restrained Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks, Proceedings of 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference, National Concrete Bridge Association, May 2006. 12. Radlinski, M., Aldridge, T., Olek, J., Frosch, R., Nantung, T., Zander, A. (2008), Instrumentation, Shrinkage, and Cracking Behavior of HPC Bridge Deck in Indiana, 6th International Conference: Analytical Models and New Concepts and Masonry Structures, AMCM 2008, Lodz, Poland, June 2008. 13. Haweeleh, R., Frosch, R., Saqan, E. (2009), Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Shear in Concrete Beams without Stirrups, 11th Arab Structural Engineering Conference, abstract accepted. 14. Frosch, R.J. (2009), Member Based Design Using a Reorganized ACI 318 Building Code, 2009 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, May 2009, to be published. 15. Frosch, R.J. (2009), Contribution of Concrete to Shear Resistance, 2009 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, May 2009, to be published. D. Design Guides and Codes 1. ACI Committee 224 (2001), Control of Cracking in Concrete Structures, ACI 224R-01, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich., October 2001, 46 pp. 2. ACI Committee 408 (2003), Bond and Development of Straight Reinforcing Bars in Tension, ACI 408R-03, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich., November 2003, 49 pp. 3. ACI Committee 440 (2006), Guide for the Design and Construction of Structural Concrete Reinforced with FRP Bars, ACI 440.1R-06, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich, February 2006, 44 pp. 4. ACI Committee 224 (2007), Causes, Evaluation, and Repair of Cracks in Concrete Structures, ACI 224.1R-07, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich., March 2007, 22 pp. 5. ACI Committee 224 (2007), Guide to Design Detailing to Mitigate Cracking, ACI 224.4R-XX, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich., under TAC review. 6. Frosch, R.J. (2007), Controlling Bridge Deck Cracking, HPC Bridge Views, Federal Highway Administration and the National Concrete Bridge Council, Issue No. 46. 7. ACI Committee 318 (2008), Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) and Commentary, American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hill, Mich, January 2008, 465 pp.

E. Technical Reports 1. Frosch, R.J., Mosley, C.P., and Tureyen, A.K. (2002), Performance-Related Specifications for Concrete Bridge Superstructures, Volume 3: Nonmetallic Reinforcement, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2001/08-III, 74 pp. 2. Frosch, R.J., Blackman, D.T., and Radabaugh, R.D. (2002), Investigation of Bridge Deck Cracking in Various Superstructure Systems, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/25, 265 pp. 3. Frosch, R.J. and Wolf, T.S. (2003), Simplified Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete Members, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2003/05, 94 pp. 4. Frosch, R.J., Chovichien, V., Durbin, K.O., and Fedroff, D. (2006), Jointless and Smoother Bridges: Behavior and Design of Piles, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2004/24, 488 pp. 5. Frosch, R.J. and Aldridge, T.S. (2006), High-Performance Concrete Bridge Decks: A Fast-Track Implementation Study, Volume 1: Structural Behavior, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2005/11-I, 160 pp. 6. Frosch, R.J and Pay, A.C., (2006), Implementation of a Non-Metallic Reinforced Bridge Deck, Volume 1: Bond Behavior, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/15-I, 309 pp. 7. Frosch, R.J and Pay, A.C., (2006), Implementation of a Non-Metallic Reinforced Bridge Deck, Volume 2: Thayer Road Bridge, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP2006/15-II, 106 pp. 8. Frosch, R.J., Bice, J.K., and Erickson, J.B., (2006) Field Investigation of a Concrete Deck Designed by the AASHTO Empirical Method: The Control of Deck Cracking, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/32, 235 pp. 9. Frosch, R.J., Kreger, M.E., and Talbott, A.M, (2009) Earthquake Resistance of Integral Abutment Bridges, Joint Transportation Research Program, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2008/11, 217 pp. INVITED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Autoadaptive Media, Dream or Reality? Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN, March 1998. 2. Rehabilitation of Existing Structures, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN, March 1998. 3. Concrete Shear Strength: The FRP and Steel Reinforcement Connection, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 8, 2002. 4. Unraveling the Mystery of Shear, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, March 27, 2007. 5. Concrete Design Update, Indiana Structural Engineers Association (ISEA) Spring Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 5, 2009. 6. Nuevas luces sobre la Resistencia a la adherencia del concrete (Shedding New Light on the Bond Strength of Concrete), Seminario De Ingenieria Estructural y Sismica, San Jose, Costa Rica, September 18, 2009. 7. Resolviendo el acertijo de la Resistencia al contante del concrete (Solving the Riddle of Concrete Shear Strength), Seminario De Ingenieria Estructural y Sismica, San Jose, Costa Rica, September 18, 2009. 8. Another Perspective on the Bond Strength of Concrete, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 9, 2009. 9. Solving the Riddle of Concrete Shear Strength, Structural Engineering Association of Texas (SEAoT), State Conference, Austin, TX, October 30, 2009.

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS 1. Frosch, R.J., Computerized Pile Integrity Testing, American Society of Civil Engineers, Louisiana Section State Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1991. 2. Frosch, R.J., Use of Precast Panels for Seismic Strengthening of Nonductile Reinforced Concrete Frames, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Research in Progress Session, Salt Lake City, UT, March 1995. 3. Frosch, R.J., Retrofit of Non-Ductile Frames Using Precast Wall Panels, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, Montreal, Quebec, November 1995. 4. Frosch, R.J., Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Frames, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February 1996. 5. Frosch, R.J., Exploring the Uses of Autoadaptive Media, US-Korea Workshop on New Frontiers in Infrastructural/Seismic Engineering, Seoul, KOREA, 24-25 August 1999. 6. Frosch, R.J., Monitoring and Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures, 2nd International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford University, 8-10 September 1999. 7. Frosch, R.J., US Research Project in Autoadaptive Media, US-Japan Workshop on Smart Structural Systems, Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, JAPAN, 6-8 January 2000. 8. Frosch, R.J., Flexural Crack Control in Reinforced Concrete, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention 2000, Design and Construction Practices to Mitigate Cracking: Part 1, San Diego, CA, March 29, 2000. 9. Frosch, R.J., Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Bridges and Roads in Indiana, Post Earthquake Highway Response and Recovery Seminar, St. Louis, MO, September 5-8, 2000. 10. Frosch, R.J., Monitoring of a 300 m Jointless Bridge in Indiana, 2000 Civil Engineering Professional Development Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, November 2, 2000. 11. Frosch, R.J., Effectors and Structures: A Challenge in the Use of Autoadaptive Media, The Second Joint Technical Coordinating Committee Meeting U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research on Autoadaptive Media (Smart Structural Systems), Waikiki Terrace, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7-9, 2000. 12. Frosch, R.J., Autoadaptive Media: Overview from Previous Workshops, Exploring the Uses of Autoadaptive Media in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Sheraton Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas, January 11, 2001. 13. Frosch, R.J., Shear Strength of FRP Reinforced Concrete Beams, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention 2001, Research in Progress Session, Philadelphia, PA, March 26, 2001. 14. Frosch, R.J., Understanding the Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges, 5th NSF Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, Minneapolis, MN, October 8-10, 2001. 15. Frosch, R.J., Investigation of Transverse Bridge Deck Cracking, 2002 Structures Congress & Exposition, Denver, Colorado, April 5, 2002. 16. Frosch, R.J. Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Corrosion Resistant Reinforcing Bars, Federal Highway Administration, Midwestern Resource Center, Indianapolis, IN, May 2, 2002. 17. Frosch, R.J., Nanotechnology in Structural Engineering, Workshop on Smart Structural Systems, U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Programs on Smart Structural Systems (AutoAdaptive Media) and Urban Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 18 October, 2002. 18. Pay, A.C. and Frosch, R.J. Bond Behavior of Lap Spliced Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bars, New Developments and Techniques in Bond and Development of Reinforcement, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, Boston, MA, September 28, 2003. 19. Frosch, R.J., Scanning for Updates: The Latest Updates for your ACI Code, Faculty Network Breakfast, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, Boston, MA, September 30, 2003. 20. Frosch, R.J., Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars in Bridge Decks, American Society of Civil Engineers, Indiana Section Meeting, November 18, 2003.

21. Fedroff, D., Chovichien, V., and Frosch, R., Seasonal Response of Integral Abutment Bridges, County Bridge Conference, Indiana LTAP and Purdue University, January 29, 2004. 22. Bice, J., Erickson, J., and Frosch, R., Control of Early Age Cracking in Empirically Designed Bridge Decks, County Bridge Conference, Indiana LTAP and Purdue University, January 29, 2004. 23. Canbay, E. and Frosch, R.J. Towards an Improved Understanding of Bond Behavior American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Washington D.C, March 14, 2004. 24. Frosch, R.J., Simplified Shear Design of Prestressed Concrete Members, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Annual Convention/Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, October 18, 2004. 25. Frosch, R.J. Pile Design for Integral Abutment Bridges, County Bridge Conference, Indiana LTAP and Purdue University, January 27, 2005. 26. Frosch, R.J., Wenning. M., Chovichien, V. The In-Service Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges: Abutment-Pile Response, 2005 FHWA Conference, Integral Abutment and Jointless Bridges (IAJB 2005), March 16, 2005. 27. Blackman, D. T., Frosch, R.J., Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement and Crack Control, Serviceability of Concrete, Part III, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, New York, NY, April 18, 2005. 28. Fedroff, D., Frosch, R.J., Pressure of Self-Compacting Concrete on Wall Formwork, Concrete Formwork for Tomorrow, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, New York, NY, April 19, 2005. 29. Frosch, R.J. Crack Control through Bar Spacing Requirements, ACI Building Code: Recent & Coming Changes, Structures Congress, Structural Engineering Institute, New York, NY, April 21, 2005. 30. Frosch, R.J. Seismic Rehabilitation using Infill Wall Systems, Advances in Earthquake Engineering for Urban Risk Reduction, NATO SfP977231, Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, International Closing Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1, 2005. 31. Frosch, R.J., Shear Design in Structural Concrete: Can it be Simple? County Bridge Conference, Indiana LTAP and Purdue University, January 26, 2006. 32. Frosch, R.J., Integral Abutment Bridges, American Society of Civil Engineers, Indiana Section, Annual Meeting, Carmel, IN, March 21, 2006. 33. Bice, J.K., Erickson, J.B., and Frosch, R.J., Evaluation of Design Methods for Control of Restrained Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks, 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference, Build Fast, Build to Last, National Concrete Bridge Association, Reno, NV, May 9, 2006. 34. Calabrese, D.M. and Frosch, R.J., Bowing of Architectural Precast Panels Caused by Differential Shrinkage, 2006 Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute, Annual Convention, Grapevine, TX, October 23, 2006. 35. Frosch, R.J., Bowing of Architectual Precast Panels Caused by Differential Shrinkage, Developing Innovative Solutions through Research for Design of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Structures, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, Denver, CO, November 6, 2006. 36. Frosch, R.J., Unified Structural Concrete Shear Design, New Frontiers in Shear, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, Denver, CO, November 7, 2006. 37. Frosch, R.J., Unified Shear Design for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 23, 2007. 38. Kreger M.E. and Frosch, R.J., Using Strain Gages in Structural Engineering Investigations at Purdue University, Vishay Micro-Measurements Strain Gage/PhotoStress Seminar, Schaumburg, IL, June 14, 2007. 39. Frosch, R.J., Bridge Deck Cracking, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Bridge Inspectors Meeting, Monticello, IN, July 8, 2007.

40. Saqan, E.I. and Frosch, R.J., Experimental Evaluation of the Influence of Flexural Steel on the Shear Strength of Prestressed Beams, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 2008. 41. Price, S. and Frosch, R.J., Innovative Connection Details for Full-Depth Precast Bridge Deck Panels for use on Prestressed Concrete Girders, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, San Antonio, TX, March 16, 2009. 42. Frosch, R.J., Member Based Design Using a Reorganized ACI 318 Building Code, 2009 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Austin, TX, May 1, 2009. 43. Frosch, R.J., Contribution of Concrete to Shear Resistance, 2009 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Austin, TX, May 1, 2009. 44. Frosch, R.J. and Poston, R.W., Member Based Design Using a Reorganized ACI 318 Building Code, Louisiana Civil Engineering Conference & Show, Kenner, LA, September 23, 2009. 45. Price, S. and Frosch, R.J., A New Connection System for Precast Bridge Deck Panels on Concrete Girders, 2009 Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute, Annual Convention, San Antonio Texas, September 13, 2009. 46. Gutierrez, S. and Frosch, R.J., Control of Bridge Deck Cracking, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, New Orleans, LA, November 10, 2009. 47. Pavelchak, M., Frosch, R.J., and Kreger, M.E., Experimental Assessment of the Effectiveness of Commercially Available Prestressed Strand Debonding Products, American Concrete Institute, Fall Convention, New Orleans, LA, November 10, 2009.