Research Project

Evaluation of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge Constructed using Ultra High-Performance Concrete

Researcher(s)

Principal investigator: Terry Wipf, 515-294-9501, tjwipf@iastate.edu (project list)

Co-principal investigators:

Sivalingam Sritharan, 515-294-5238, sri@iastate.edu (project list)
Brent Phares, 515-294-5879, bphares@iastate.edu (project list)

Student researcher: Brian Degen

Project status

In progress

Start date: 07/01/03
End date: 12/31/06

Publications

Related publications:

Wapello County will build first-in-the-nation bridge (Technology News) June 2005
First ultra-high-performance concrete bridge (CTRE en Route) August 2003

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Sponsor(s)/partner(s)

Sponsor(s):Wapello County, Iowa

About the research

Research objective: Evaluate the innovative material performance and preliminary engineering of a bridge in Wapello County constructed of ultra-high performance concrete.

2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700, Ames, Iowa 50010-8664
Phone: 515-294-9501 ~ Fax: 515-294-0467
The Bridge Engineering Center is administered by Iowa State University's Institute for Transportation.