Category: Completed Projects
Group: Decks
Subject: In-service Deck Panel Testing
State: Iowa
Abstract:

In late 2007, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will construct a bridge carrying 24th Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa, over Interstate 80/29. Although the design is not complete, the concept will include prestressed, precast deck panels that are longitudinally post-tensioned. This application of precast deck panels represents a step forward from previous applications of such a system in Iowa and strives to further improve the design concept. The evaluation will include a laboratory component and a field component. The lab program is intended to help answer specific design and construction questions so they can be included in the final design. Details of the field testing will be finalized after the final design is completed.

Key Words:

Bridge construction; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete bridges; Research projects

Specific ABC aspect:

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Budget and Timeline

Budget (USD): 0.00
Project length: 36
Project Starting Year: 2007
Project Completion Year: 2010

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Primary Sponsor

Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010 USA

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Primary Performing Organization

Iowa State University, Ames
Center for Transportation Research and Education
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, IA 50010-8664 USA

PI: Brent M. Phares
Director, Bridge Engineering Center
(515) 294-5879
bphares@iastate.edu

Co-PI: Terry Wipf
515-294-6979
tjwipf@iastate.edu

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Other Documents

View 24th_st_bridge_w_cvr.pdf

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Other Related URLs

Go to: https://rip.trb.org/view/2007/P/1228653
Go to: http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/projects/detail/?projectID=-1809440996