Evaluation of a Single-Span Steel-Girder Bridge Using a Steel-Free Deck System in Tama County
Researcher(s)
Principal investigator: Terry Wipf, 515-294-9501, tjwipf@iastate.edu (project list)
Co-principal investigators:
- Brent Phares, 515-294-5879, bphares@iastate.edu (project list)
- Wayne Klaiber, 515-294-8763, klaiber@iastate.edu (project list)
Student researcher: Van Robbins
Project status
In progress
Start date: 01/01/03
End date: 12/31/06
Sponsor(s)/partner(s)
Sponsor(s):Tama County, Iowa
About the research
Research objective: The accelerated deterioration of concrete bridge decks has caused significant problems in the management and maintenance of the highway infrastructure. Recently various systems have been proposed that use no reinforcing steel in the bridge deck. The objective of this work is to monitor and evaluate the performance of one such bridge.