Research Project

Evaluation of the Buena Vista IBRD Bridge: A Furthering of Accelerated Bridge Construction in Iowa

Researcher(s)

Principal investigator: Brent Phares, 515-294-5879, bphares@iastate.edu (project list)

Co-principal investigators:

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

Project status

In progress

Start date: 11/15/08
End date: 12/31/11

Sponsor(s)/partner(s)

Sponsor(s):Iowa Department of Transportation

About the research

Research objective: The objectives of this project are to assist the Iowa DOT and Iowa County Engineers in fully leveraging the FHWA Innovative Bridge Research Construction Program funding that has been made available and to perform testing and evaluation of precast components for a bridge project in Buena Vista County to assess overall design, construction, and structural performance.

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.