Research Project

Study of the Impacts of Implements of Animal Husbandry on Iowa Bridges, TR-613

Researcher(s)

Principal investigator: Terry Wipf (project list)Brent Phares (project list)

Co-principal investigators:

Terry Wipf, 515-294-9501, tjwipf@iastate.edu (project list)
Brent Phares, 515-294-5879, bphares@iastate.edu (project list)

Project status

In progress

Start date: 01/25/10
End date: 06/30/11

Sponsor(s)/partner(s)

Sponsor(s):Iowa Highway Research Board

About the research

Research objective: The objective of this study is to determine how the implements of animal husbandry distribute their load within a bridge structural system and to provide recommendations for accurately analyzing bridges for their loading effects.

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.