Structural Engineering Research Projects
Projects are sorted with the most recent listed first. Please notice that this may not be a complete list of all construction research.
- Development of LRFD Design Procedures for Bridge Piles in Iowa, TR-573
- Evaluation of the 24th Street Bridge Interstate 80/29, Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Modified Sheet Pile Abutments for Low Volume Bridges (TR-568)
- Bridge Construction Practices Using Incremental Launching, NCHRP Project 20-07/Task 229
- Development of a Device for Analysis of Portland Cement Concrete and Composite Pavements
- Evaluation of a Bridge Constructed with Ultra High Performance Concrete
- Short-Term Monitoring of the Saylorville Reservoir Bridge for Wind-Induced Vibrations with Remote, Cellular-Based Notification
- Implementation and Evaluation of Smart Timber Bridge Concepts to Provide Continuous Structural Condition Assessment
- Use of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Geotechnical
- Laboratory and Field Testing and Evaluation of Precast Bridge Elements
- Feasibility Investigation of Segmentally Precast Bridge Piers for Accelerated Construction
- Analyze Wind Loading Data Collected During Hurricane Katrina
- Testing and Long-Term Monitoring of 9th Street Bridge Over I-235 in Des Moines
- Field Evaluation of Timber Preservation Treatments
- Evaluation of a Bridge Constructed Using Accelerated Construction Practices
- Madison County Bridge Evaluation
- SGER: Soil-Structure Interaction of Bridge Columns in Frozen Environments
- Instrumentation of Precast, Post-tensioned Bridge Approach Pavement
- Development of Fatigue Design Procedures for Slender, Tapered Support Structures for Highway Signs, Luminaries, and Traffic Signals
- Construction and Evaluation of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge
- Investigation of Steel Stringer Bridges
- Impacts of Overweight Implements of Husbandry on Minnesota Roads and Bridges
- Development and Implementation of Design Recommendations
- Monitoring Wind-Induced Vibrations/Stresses in a High Master Lighting Tower
- Remote Monitoring of Historic Covered Timber Bridges in Madison County
- Workshop on Research in FRP Composites in Concrete Construction
- Testing and Analyses of Nonrectangular Walls Under Multi-Directional Loads
- Design and Construction Procedures for Concrete Overlay and Widening of Existing Pavements
- Enhancement of Wisconsin DOT NDE Capabilities
- Health Monitoring of Bridge Structures and Components Using Smart-Structure Technology
- Laboratory Study of Structural Behavior of Alternative Dowel Bars
- Evaluation of FRP Temporary Bypass Bridge
- Evaluation of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge Constructed using Ultra High-performance Concrete
- Field Testing of Railroad Flat Car Bridges
- Performance Evaluation of Steel Bridges: Phase II
- Evaluation of a Timber Bridge for the Secondary Road System Using FRP Reinforced Glulam Girders
- Evaluation of a Three-Span, Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge Constructed with FRP Components
- Evaluation of a Single-Span Steel-Girder Bridge Tama County Bridge
- Development of Abutment Design Standards for Local Bridge Designs
- Jointed Wall System Behavior in the Press Test Building
- Evaluation of a Bridge Constructed Using High Peformance Steel
- Effects on Durability from Aging Exposure of Glass Composites
- Evaluation of a Steel Girder Bridge
- Identification of the Best Practices for the Design, Construction, and Repair of Bridge Approach Sections
- Field Evaluation of Elliptical Fiber Reinforced Polymer Dowel Performance (Proj. 5)
- Evaluation of Corrosion Resistant Steel Reinforcing in the Deck Slab of a Three Span Prestressed Girder Bridge
- Development of Acceptable Live Load Deflection Criteria
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Glued Laminated Helper Stringers
- Design of Jointed Precast Building Systems for High Seismic Zones - Phase 1
- Evaluation of a Post-tension Strengthened Steel Girder Bridge
- Monitoring and Evaluation of the Westbound Roadway
- Development of a Systematic Design Approach for Low Water Stream Crossings
- Hybrid Precast Buildings - Developing Design Tools and Performance Base Seismic Assessment
- Testing Components of New Grain Bin Design
- Synthesis of Dowel Bar Research HR1080
- Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Low Volume Road Bridges
- NCHRP Project 20-5, Topic 32-08 "Cost Effective Structures for Off-System Bridges"
- Alternative Solutions to Meet the Service Needs of Low Volume Bridges in Iowa (TR-452)
- Investigation of the Modified Beam-in-Slab Bridge System
- Demonstration Project Using Railroad Flat Cars for Low Volume Road Bridges
- Development of Modeling Preprocessors and Postprocessors for Evaluation of Timber Bridges
- Development of Bridge Load Testing for Load Evaluation TR-445
- Analysis of Test Data from the Press Five-Story Precast Concrete Building
- Evaluation of High Density Polyethylene Pipe Installations
- Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Precast Concrete Bridges
- Performance on Strip Seals in Iowa Bridges
- NCHRP Report 527: Integral Steel Box-Beam Pier Caps
- Response of Iowa Pavements to Heavy Agricultural Loads HR-1075
- Integral Abutment Bridge with Precast Concrete Piles (TR-438)
- Retrofit Methods of Distortion Cracking Problems in Plate Girder Bridges TR436
- Durability of FRP Materials in Accelerated and Modeled Concrete Environments
- Effective Structural Concrete Repair
- Steel Diaphragms in Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges TR-424
- Parametric Evaluation of Accelerated Aging Techniques for Fiber Composites for Structural Concrete
- Impact of Deck Cracking Phase II, TR-405
- Feasibility of Using Railroad Flat Cars for Low Volume Road Bridges
- Impact of Deck Cracking on Durability TR-405 (Phase 1)
- Field Testing of Integral Abutments HR-399
- Field Testing and Evaluation of Three Rehabilitated Timber Railroad Bridges
- Dynamic Performance of Timber Bridges
- Research Needs Study for Wood Transportation Structures
- Development of Design Criteria for Longitudinal Glued Laminated Timber Deck Bridges
- Behavior of Longitudinal Glued Laminated Timber Deck Bridges
- Dowel Bar Optimization: Phases I and II
- Glass Fiber Composite Dowel Bars for Highway Pavement Slabs
- Preventing Cracking
- Essential Parameters for an Iowa Bridge Management System
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