Evaluation of the Buena Vista IBRD Bridge: A Furthering of Accelerated Bridge Construction in Iowa
Researcher(s)
Principal investigator: Brent Phares, 515-294-5879, bphares@iastate.edu (project list)
Co-principal investigators:
- Terry Wipf, 515-294-9501, tjwipf@iastate.edu (project list)
Project status
In progress
Start date: 11/15/08
End date: 12/31/11
Sponsor(s)/partner(s)
Sponsor(s):Iowa Department of Transportation
About the research
Research objective: The objectives of this project are to assist the Iowa DOT and Iowa County Engineers in fully leveraging the FHWA Innovative Bridge Research Construction Program funding that has been made available and to perform testing and evaluation of precast components for a bridge project in Buena Vista County to assess overall design, construction, and structural performance.