Bridge Engineering Center at Iowa State University
Bridge Engineering Center
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NEWS

Best paper award
"Accelerated construction and Innovations: The 24th Street Bridge" was named best paper at the 2008 FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction: Highway For Life Conference. Brent Phares was a co-author and several BEC staff members are involved in this ongoing project.

The paper described the innovative approach to a bridge reconstruction in Council Bluffs. The primary BEC role is to provide evaluation of accelerated bridge construction technologies implemented on the bridge through laboratory and field testing. 

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Single-span bridge across a creek in Wapello County, Iowa

Award winning Wapello County Mars Hill Bridge

MISSION

Our mission is to conduct research on bridge technologies to help bridge designers/owners, particularly the Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Bridges and Structures, design, build, and maintain long-lasting bridges.

CONTACT

2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, Iowa 50010-8664
Phone: 515-294-9501
Fax: 515-294-0467
Webmaster: mregenol@iastate.edu

The Bridge Engineering Center is an Iowa State University Center administered by the Center for Transportation Research and Education.

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