Evaluation of a Three-Span, Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge Constructed with FRP Components

Principal Investigator:

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

Co-Principal Investigator:

• F.S. Fanous, fanous@iastate.edu (other projects)
• Brent Phares, bphares@iastate.edu (other projects)

Project Status: In Progress

Start Date: 03/01/2003
End Date: 02/28/2006


Research Objective: The accelerated deterioration of steel and concrete bridges has caused significant problems in the management and maintenance of the highway infrastructure. To date there have been relatively few in-service vehicular bridges constructed and monitored. While the potential exists for durable bridges to be built from FRP, their performance can only be evaluated through a series of monitoring programs. This proposal to the City of Bettendorf is to allow the transfer of the monitoring/evaluation portion of the IBRC Program funding to Iowa State University to perform these tasks.

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