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

Principal Investigator:

Terry Wipf, tjwipf@iastate.edu (other projects)

Co-Principal Investigator:

• Sivalingam Sritharan, sri@iastate.edu (other projects)
• Brent Phares, bphares@iastate.edu (other projects)

Student Researchers:

• Brian Degen, td30je7@aol.com

Project Status: In Progress

Start Date: 07/01/2003
End Date: 12/31/2006

Related Publications:

• Wapello County will build first-in-the-nation bridge, Technology News, 06/30/2005
• First ultra-high-performance concrete bridge, CTRE en Route, 08/01/2003

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

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